canal

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəˈnæl/

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Noun

Singular canal

Plural canals

Boats traveling on a canal

1. A canal is a waterway (similar to a river) that is made by humans so that boats can travel it.

   Before the canal was made there was no way to travel between the two lakes.

Verb

Plain form canal

Third-person singular canals

Past tense canalled

Past participle canalled

Present participle canalling

1. To canal is to build a man-made waterway.

   Let's canal through this mountain so we can connect the lakes by water.

Related words

• canalize/canalise