canalled or canaled; canalling or canaling
: to construct a canal through or across
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Noun
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
More than 17,000 rubber ducks will descend upon Brown's Island on Saturday in a race down the canal to win $10,000.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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Noun
Flash flooding and potential storm surge Tropical storms and hurricanes can trigger river flooding and overwhelm drainage systems and the region's canals.
—CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
More than 17,000 rubber ducks will descend upon Brown's Island on Saturday in a race down the canal to win $10,000.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
Verb
Ian also wrote about a third attempt by state lawmakers to pass a bill that would stop farms from sucking up so much water that canals buckle and drinking water wells run dry.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canal. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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canal
noun
ca·nal
kə-ˈnal 
: a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct see alimentary canal, Haversian canal, inguinal canal
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