canal
[ kuh-nal ]
/ kəˈnæl /
noun
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.
verb (used with object), ca·nalled or ca·naled, ca·nal·ling or ca·nal·ing.
to make a canal through.
Words nearby canal
canadianism,
canadianize,
canaigre,
canaille,
canakin,
canal,
canal boat,
canal ray,
canal zone,
canaletto,
canaliculitis
British Dictionary definitions for canal
canal
/ (kəˈnæl) /
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 -nals, -nalling or -nalled or US -nals, -naling or -naled (tr)
to dig a canal through
to provide with a canal or canals
Word Origin for canal
C15 (in the sense: pipe, tube): from Latin
canālis channel, water pipe, from
canna reed,
cane
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Medical definitions for canal
canal
[ kə-năl′ ]
n.
A duct, a channel, or a tubular structure.