Synonyms for Canal
kəˈnælcanal

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1. canalnoun

   (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

   Synonyms:
   epithelial duct, duct, channel

2. duct, epithelial duct, canal, channelnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   epithelial duct, line, transmission channel, canal, channel, distribution channel, television channel, communication channel, duct, groove

3. canalverb

   long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

   Synonyms:
   epithelial duct, duct, channel

4. canal, canalize, canaliseverb

   provide (a city) with a canal

   Synonyms:
   canalize, canal, canalise, channel

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1. • Astronomy
   • Channel
   • Passage
   • Provide

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1. canalnoun

   Synonyms:
   channel

   Associated words:
   towpath, berm, heelpath, lock

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1. List of paraphrases for "canal":

   channel, hotel, carcase, flume, ductus, canals, channels, conduit, groove

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1. Mohammad Shihab:

   Last year we put 1,400 ships through the canal. We will put roughly the same number through this year.

2. Allyson Gantt:

   Generally speaking, we do the walks in shallow water, the alligators are typically near deeper water. That said, occasionally we see them in the culverts or a canal near the road where we enter. Once, when I was in a very typical cypress dome with a deep hole in the center, we saw a good-size alligator who was clearly the resident of the deep hole in the center of the dome. Other times, late in the dry season, I've seen alligators left in the few patches of water that remain. We tromped by in the mud, without disturbing the alligator in the water hole.

3. Eddie Webb:

   I could see if this was a freshwater canal and there were alligators around or stuff like that, but that is really ridiculous to bring a gun out here while you’re fishing.

4. Investment Minister Ashraf Salman:

   The main project that we'll show in the conference is the development of the Suez Canal, which will represent 30-35 percent of Egypt's new economy.

5. Ted Cruz:

   Four decades ago Jimmy Carter gave away the Panama Canal, we built it, we paid for it and then a feckless left-wing president gave it away. Well Mr. President, you don't have the authority to give away vital military assets, and if you do that, you will be held accountable by the next president for undermining the national security of this country.