Synonyms of canal

canal

noun

kə-ˈnal 

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as in aqueduct

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

• aqueduct
• waterway
• river
• watercourse
• conduit
• flume
• racecourse
• raceway
• channel
• course
• gutter
• spillway
• sluice
• floodway
• stream
• millrace
• millstream
• torrent
• sluiceway
• trough
• rivulet
• tideway
• swash

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Two samples from the Colorado River, upstream of the canal, test positive for zebra mussel DNA. ► July 16, 2024: CPW announces the discovery of the mussels in the canal and the Colorado River. —Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 20 July 2025

China and Panama have rejected this, stressing that the canal remains under Panamanian management. —Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025

Police are investigating after a body was found in a Boise canal on Wednesday morning. —Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2025

The canal sees 46 percent of the total market share of containers moving from Northeast Asia to the U.S. East Coast, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025