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Synonyms: Noun
aqueduct, channel, conduit, course, flume, racecourse, raceway, watercourse, waterway
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the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the PacificRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Kumar maintained that Akash and the BMW ended up in the canal after his son tried to swerve and avoid an antelope that was blocking the road, the Times reported. — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "22-Year-Old Who Wanted Jaguar Pushes BMW, a Birthday Gift from His Parents, Into Canal: Report," 14 Aug. 2019 Currently, visitors to the floating city face fines for everything from standing still on bridges to buying from street traders, and dipping their toes in the canal. — Louis Cheslaw, Condé Nast Traveler, "You Could Be Fined $450 for Sitting on Rome's Spanish Steps," 8 Aug. 2019 Technical rescue crews from Tolleson and Phoenix found the vehicle in a canal with knee-deep water near Agua Fria River and Indian School Road, according to Capt. — Mike Cruz, azcentral, "Woman rescued from crash into canal near Indian School Road and Agua Fria River," 6 July 2019 Melinda Lee French, 61, stepped out back of her Circle Drive home in Hernando County and saw eight children swimming in the canal behind her house, the report said. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida woman points shotgun at children swimming in lake: report," 2 July 2019 Authorities first recovered the body of a man in the canal around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday near the 5700 block of West 41st Street in Forest View. — Madeline Buckley, chicagotribune.com, "3rd body found in canal on Southwest Side following boat wreck," 29 June 2019 Deputies responding to reports of gunfire spotted James body just before 10 p.m. in the canal that runs parallel to Brown Avenue, near the intersection of Ethel Lane Street, Rivarde said. — Michelle Hunter, nola.com, "Man shot dead, found in Harvey drainage canal identified," 11 June 2019 And African Americans were almost exclusively the victims of the emerging convict-leasing system, which rented prisoners to owners of Virginia’s quarries, mines, canals, and railroads. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood," 18 July 2019 AirPods rest in between parts of the ear that stick out around the canal, and hold on through friction between the plastic and your skin. — Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, "The best way to review wireless earbuds is to have Sammy Hagar headbang with them," 7 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'canal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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