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canal in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
    canal 
  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"
    duct  epithelial duct  canal  channel 
  3. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
    canal 
verb
  1. provide (a city) with a canal
    canal  canalize  canalise 
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