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a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another: The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. See also. alimentary canal. Paul Aguirre/EyeEm/GettyImages. Fewer examples.
The meaning of CANAL is a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct. How to use canal in a sentence.
a narrow tube through which air, fluid, or other substances can pass: The alimentary canal is the path by which food enters the body, and solid waste is passed out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of canal from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) canal | Intermediate English
noun. an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, water power, etc. any of various tubular passages or ducts. the alimentary canal. any of various elongated intercellular spaces in plants.
A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area. ...the Grand Union Canal. ...Venetian canals and bridges.
noun. /kəˈnæl/ a long straight passage dug in the ground and filled with water for boats and ships to travel along; a smaller passage used for carrying water to fields, crops, etc. the Panama/Suez Canal. an irrigation canal. Culture canals. Extra Examples. Topics Holidays b2, Transport by water b2, Geography b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Civil Engineering, Nautical, Naval Terms an artificial waterway dug through land, for navigation, etc.: the Panama Canal. [uncountable] They traveled down by canal. Biology a tube or tube-shaped passage in the body for food, etc.; duct: the alimentary canal in humans.
