canal
/kəˈnæl/
noun
- A man-made waterway used for transportation, irrigation, or drainage.
- The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- We took a boat ride along the old canal through the city.
- Farmers dug a canal to bring water from the river to their fields.
- A tubular passage or duct in the body, such as the ear canal or spinal canal.
- The spinal canal protects the spinal cord.
- The doctor checked my ear canal for any blockage.
- A root canal is a dental procedure to clean out the tooth's inner canal.
verb
- To dig or create a canal through an area.
- The engineers plan to canal the swamp to improve drainage.
- They canal the land to connect the two rivers.
- In ancient times, people would canal the desert to bring water to their cities.