Found 3 items, similar to canal.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: canal
kanal, saluran, terusan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: canal
canal
n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once
thought to be a system of channels; they are now
believed to be an optical illusion
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” [syn:
duct,
epithelial duct,
channel]
3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for
irrigation
[also:
canalling,
canalled]
canal
v : provide (a city) with a canal [syn:
canalize,
canalise]
[also:
canalling,
canalled]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: 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.
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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.
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