Canal
WordNet
noun
(1) Long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
(2) A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
"The tear duct was obstructed"
"The alimentary canal"
"Poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
(3) (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
verb
(4) Provide (a city) with a canal
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A channel which connects one body of water to another, either for transport or for drainage
- A waterway used for transportation of vessels, especially a manmade one.
- A tubular channel within the body.
Related terms
- channel
- channelization
- channelize
- canalization
- canalize
Noun
- canal
- channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)