as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Recent Examples of canal
The driver, identified as 21-year-old Elixandro Naranjo Miranda, and two passengers were able to reach the bank of the canal and climb out, but Ontiveros was unaccounted for, officers said.
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Belly up to the gold, Art Deco-style Pulitzer's Bar, which has its own entrance on the Keizersgracht canal.
—Meredith Bethune, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Lumberyards, flour mills, livestock auctions, and other industries popped up, while irrigation canals were built quickly to support the region’s expanding agricultural community.
—Northwest River Partners, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Most people associate the Netherlands with canals, stroopwafels, and pancake-flat landscapes—but its highest point isn’t in Europe at all.
—James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
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Brandon Downs, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Belly up to the gold, Art Deco-style Pulitzer's Bar, which has its own entrance on the Keizersgracht canal.
—Meredith Bethune, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
Lumberyards, flour mills, livestock auctions, and other industries popped up, while irrigation canals were built quickly to support the region’s expanding agricultural community.
—Northwest River Partners, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Most people associate the Netherlands with canals, stroopwafels, and pancake-flat landscapes—but its highest point isn’t in Europe at all.
—James Barrett, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for canal
Noun
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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farmlands and cities.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ancient Origins reported that the researchers analyzed the carbonate incrustations, or the buildup in the city’s pipes, as well as deposits in the aqueducts and water towers built later on.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The pollutants diminished over time — absorbed into the landscape and washed into waterways.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Its two 13-story towers would contain 83 private homes on the waterway’s east bank.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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