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US/kəˈnæl/
UK/kəˈnæl/
a long narrow man-made waterway for boats or for carrying water
In context
We took a boat trip along the canal in the old part of the city.
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Farmers use a network of canals to bring water to their fields.
Words that go with canal
verb + noun
- build a canalThe government plans to build a canal across the region.
- dig a canalWorkers dug a canal to connect the two rivers.
noun + noun
- canal boatThey spent a week on a canal boat.
- canal systemThe old canal system still carries water to farms.
- canal bankChildren played on the canal bank.