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Word: Canal
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Old French, alteration of chanel ‘channel’, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘cane’
kəˈnal
an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation
Short Definition:waterway
Examples:- they travelled on by canal
- the Oxford Canal
a tubular duct in a plant or animal, serving to convey or contain food, liquid, or air
Short Definition:duct
Examples:- the ear canal
any of a number of linear markings formerly reported as seen by telescope on the planet Mars.
Short Definition:line on mars
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