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English

A canal. Wikipedia has an article on: Canal

Etymology

From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

canal (plural canals)

  1. An artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another
  2. A tubular channel within the body.

Related terms

Verb

to canal (third-person singular simple present canals, present participle canaling or canalling, simple past and past participle canaled or canalled)

  1. To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
    • 1968 Louisiana State University, Proceedings[1], page 165:
      In the mangrove-type salt marsh, the entire marsh must be canaled or impounded.
  2. To travel along a canal by boat
    • 1905 William Yoast Morgan, A Journey of a Jayhawker, page 211:
      Near Rotterdam we canalled by Delfthaven.

French

Etymology

From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

canal m. (plural canaux)

  1. canal
  2. channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

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See also

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on: Canal

Wikipedia pt

canal

Noun

canal m.

  1. channel (broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)

This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at channel. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see canal in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin canālis (“channel; canal”).

Noun

canal m. (plural canales)

  1. canal (waterway)
  2. channel (of television)
  3. (communication) channel
  4. (chemistry) channel
  5. cleavage

Derived terms

 

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