ca⋅nal
[kuh-nal] 
noun, verb, -nalled or -naled, -nal⋅ling or -nal⋅ing.
| 1. | an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc. |
| 2. | a long narrow arm of the sea penetrating far inland. |
| 3. | a tubular passage or cavity for food, air, etc., esp. in an animal or plant; a duct. |
| 4. | channel; watercourse. |
| 5. | Astronomy. one of the long, narrow, dark lines on the surface of the planet Mars, as seen telescopically from the earth. |
| 6. | to make a canal through. |
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| Spanish: | canal, | German: | der Kanal, | Japanese: | 運河 |
| ca·nal
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n.
[Partly French, channel, and partly Middle English, tube (from Medieval Latin canāle), both from Latin canālis, tube, channel, probably from canna, small reed; see cane.] |
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canal
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| canal | |
noun | |
| 1. | (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion |
| 2. | a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: duct] |
| 3. | long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation |
verb | |
| 1. | provide (a city) with a canal |
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canal ca·nal (kə-nāl')
n.
A duct, a channel, or a tubular structure.
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Main Entry: ca·nal
Pronunciation: k&-'nal
Function: noun
: a tubular anatomical passage or channel :
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Canal Point, FL (CDP, FIPS 10100)
Location: (26.862060, -80.630543)
Population (2000): 525 (227 housing units)
Area: 1.547156 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 33438
Canal Fulton, OH (village, FIPS 11304)
Location: (40.889806, -81.595339)
Population (2000): 5,061 (1,925 housing units)
Area: 2.420575 sq mi (land), 0.034170 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 44614
Canal Winchester, OH (village, FIPS 11332)
Location: (39.845977, -82.811675)
Population (2000): 4,478 (1,779 housing units)
Area: 6.370908 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 43110
Canal, PA (township, FIPS 12111080)
Location: (41.478414, -79.946489)
Population (2000): 1,008 (432 housing units)
Area: 24.542550 sq mi (land), 0.120744 sq mi (water)
South Canal, OH (CDP, FIPS 73118)
Location: (41.178472, -80.986431)
Population (2000): 1,346 (493 housing units)
Area: 1.619855 sq mi (land), 0.037663 sq mi (water)
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Canal
Ca*nal"\, n. [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel; prob. from a root signifying "to cut"; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the French. Cf. Channel, Kennel gutter.]1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc. 2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear. Canal boat, a boat for use on a canal; esp. one of peculiar shape, carrying freight, and drawn by horses walking on the towpath beside the canal. Canal lock. See Lock.Canal
Ca*nal"\, n. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [Alaska]Cite This Source
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