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canal

/kəˈnæl/noun, verb2 syllables

Canal means: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance.

Synonyms for canal5

noun, as in a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

duct, epithelial duct, channel

verb, as in provide (a city) with a canal

canalize, canalise

What does canal mean?4

noun

1

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance“the tear duct was obstructed”

2

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

3

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

verb

1

provide (a city) with a canal

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with canal?12

one syllable

alshallpalgalsaldalbal

two syllables

moralepascalcorrallocale

three syllables

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Canal in a sentence

  • While crossing the field, examine the dam, the canal and the wall.Objectivesea
  • A canal flowed between two rows of houses.CM
  • The water in the canal is exuding an unpleasant smell.frpzzd
  • He slept near a canal in the grass.Tom9358
  • This ship is too big to pass through the canal.CM
  • I got here by strolling along the canal path.sangelo
  • The ear canal sends sound waves to the eardrum.unknown
  • Benedito watched the water flow through the canal.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of canal

as a noun

plural
canals

as a verb

past tense
canaled
present participle
canaling
third-person singular
canals
past participle
canalled