canal
noun [C] /kəˈnæl/Definition
B1 a long, thin stretch of water that 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 canalWatercourses and waterfalls
(Definition of canal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cataract noun (WATER FEATURE)
- creek noun
- downstream adverb, adjective
- fluvial adjective
- gorge noun (VALLEY)
- gulch noun
- gully noun
- R, r noun (RIVER)
- river noun
- riverbed noun
- rivulet noun
- rushing adjective
- stream noun (CONTINUOUS FLOW)
- stream noun (SMALL RIVER)
- torrent noun
- upriver adverb, adjective
- upstream adverb, adjective
- waterfall noun
- waterway noun
- whitewater noun
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