Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
canal noun
/kəˈnæl/ n [C]
a long thin stretch of water which is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area to another
The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
See also: alimentary canal
(Definition of canal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
