Synonyms of canals

canals

noun

plural of canal

as in aqueducts

an open man-made passageway for water

the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aqueducts
• waterways
• watercourses
• rivers
• conduits
• flumes
• raceways
• channels
• racecourses
• gutters
• courses
• sluices
• spillways
• sluiceways
• streams
• floodways
• torrents
• rivulets
• millraces
• troughs
• millstreams
• swashes
• tideways

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canals

The canals and the first phase of Panther Island development can proceed independently of the bypass channel, according to that TRWD document. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026

Near hole 12 is a South Florida Water Management District flood control barrier, one of several structures installed in the mouths of canals in Miami-Dade and Broward to let water flow out to Biscayne Bay. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

In antiquity, Rome’s aqueducts and China’s canals and flood-control works were the pipelines of centuries of hegemony. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Much of it flows through the Central Arizona Project, the series of canals that run from the river to the Phoenix and Tucson areas. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

The waterway expands China’s extensive network of canals, some of them 1,000 years old. — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2026

The bones are impressive, with rare, double frontage onto two canals, and countless freschi, mosaics and other historic holdovers from its centuries as a noble home. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

The bright blue lagoon waters of Venice, Italy and its iconic canals stand out in this true-color satellite image. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Water levels in four main canals had risen too high over the weekend to take in runoff from surrounding communities. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026