- Canal
- 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.]
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1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for
navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
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2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear. [1913 Webster]
3. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [Alaska] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{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}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
