Definition of canal Canal
/kʌnæˈl/ - [kunatl] - ca•nal
We found 14 definitions of canal from 7 different sources.
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NounPlural: canals |
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| canal - long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation | ||
| waterway, watercourse a navigable body of water | ||
| cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" | ||
| industrial watercourse a canal that is operated by one or more industries | ||
| lock chamber, lock any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured | ||
| lockage passage through a lock in a canal or waterway | ||
| raceway, race a canal for a current of water | ||
| ship canal, shipway a canal large enough for seagoing vessels | ||
| canal - (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion | ||
| channel a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street" | ||
| canal - 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" | ||
| duct, epithelial duct, channel | ||
| passageway, passage a passage between rooms or between buildings | ||
| pore any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal | ||
| canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes | ||
| ductule, ductulus a very small duct | ||
| canaliculus a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants | ||
| canal of schlemm, schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins | ||
| venous sinus, sinus a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | ||
| ampulla a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils | ||
| lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands | ||
| nasolacrimal duct a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity | ||
| haversian canal any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone | ||
| hepatic duct the duct that drains bile from the liver | ||
| canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal oblique passage through the lower abdominal wall; in males it is the passage through which the testes descend into the scrotum and it contains the spermatic cord; in females it transmits the round ligament of the uterus | ||
| bile duct, common bile duct a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum | ||
| pancreatic duct a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine | ||
| lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation | ||
| salivary duct a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth | ||
| aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, sylvian aqueduct a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles | ||
| ureter either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder | ||
| urethra duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct | ||
| canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina | ||
| umbilical, umbilical cord membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | ||
| vagina the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus" | ||
| epididymis a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens | ||
| ductus deferens, vas deferens a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct | ||
| seminal duct the efferent duct of the testis in man | ||
| ejaculatory duct a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland | ||
| cartilaginous tube a duct with cartilaginous walls | ||
| bronchiole any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli | ||
| alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination | ||
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| canal - provide (a city) with a canal | ||
| canalize, canalise | ||
| furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- canal (n.)
An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc. - canal (n.)
A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear.
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canal
An artificial open waterway used for transportation, waterpower, or irrigation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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canal
kan-al′, n. an artificial watercourse for navigation: a duct in the body for any of its fluids.—n. Canal′-boat, a boat for canal traffic.—adjs. Canalic′ular, canal-shaped; Canalic′ulate, -d, channelled, grooved.—ns. Canalic′ulus (anat.), a small furrow or channel; Canalisā′tion, the construction of canals.—v.t. Canal′ise, to make a canal through: to convert into a canal. [L. canalis, a water-pipe.]
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- A canal is a waterway made by humans. In the 1800s and 1900s, canals were built as a way of transporting heavy goods in barges. Canals usually connect lakes, rivers, or oceans. Some canals allow boats to pass. Others are used for irrigation. The Panama Canal is a famous canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
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