Canal
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
a long narrow arm of the sea penetrating far inland.
a tubular passage or cavity for food, air, etc., especially in an animal or plant; a duct.
channel; watercourse.
Astronomy. one of the long, narrow, dark lines on the surface of the planet Mars, as seen telescopically from the earth.
to make a canal through.
noun
an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, water power, etc
any of various tubular passages or ducts: the alimentary canal
any of various elongated intercellular spaces in plants
(astronomy) any of the indistinct surface features of Mars originally thought to be a network of channels but not seen on close-range photographs. They are caused by an optical illusion in which faint geological features appear to have a geometric structure
verb (transitive) -nals, -nalling, -nalled (US) -nals, -naling, -naled
to dig a canal through
to provide with a canal or canals
n.
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a small canal or tubular passage, as in bone. noun (pl) -li (-ˌlaɪ) a small channel, furrow, or groove, as in some bones and parts of plants
- Canaliculi
a small canal or tubular passage, as in bone. noun (pl) -li (-ˌlaɪ) a small channel, furrow, or groove, as in some bones and parts of plants
- Canaliculitis
canaliculitis can’a·lic’u·lar (-lĭk’yə-lər) adj.
- Canaliculization
canaliculization
- Canalize
to make a canal or canals through. to convert into a canal. to divide (a stream) into reaches with locks or dams, usually to maintain navigable depths. to divert into certain channels; give a certain direction to or provide a certain outlet for. verb (transitive) to provide with or convert into a canal or canals […]