Canal - English meaning

kəˈnæl

Canal – definitions in English dictionary

noun
An artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
Usage examples:
They travelled on by canal
Synonims:
Inland waterwayChannelWatercourseWaterwayShip canal
noun
A tubular duct in a plant or animal, serving to convey or contain food, liquid, or air.
Usage examples:
The ear canal
Synonims:
DuctTubePassageVessel
noun
Any of a number of linear markings formerly reported as seen by telescope on the planet mars.
Usage examples:
Percival lowell was convinced that these lines were canals, built by a race of intelligent martians.

noun
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
Usage examples:
The panama canal provides a crucial shipping link between the atlantic and pacific oceans.

noun
A narrow tube through which air, fluid, or other substances can pass
Usage examples:
The alimentary canal is the path by which food enters the body, and solid waste is passed out.

Canal translation into English

Canal: translate from English into Chinese

运河, 管, 渠, 漕, 途径, 开运河

Canal: translate from English into Dutch

Kanaal, Gracht, Vaart, Wijk

Canal: translate from English into French

Canal, Conduit

Canal: translate from English into German

Kanal, Gang

Canal: translate from English into Hindi

नहर, नाली, नाला, सरणि, कुल्या

Canal: translate from English into Italian

Canale, Naviglio

Canal: translate from English into Korean

운하, 도관, 운하의, 도관의

Canal: translate from English into Russian

Канал, Проход, Тракт, Канальный, Путь, Канава, Желоб, Проводить канал

Canal: translate from English into Spanish

Canal, Conducto, Tubo digestivo, Bajar el canal

Word origin

late Middle English: from Old French, alteration of chanel ‘channel’, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘cane’.

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Canal synonims

channel

ˈtʃæn.əl

noun
A length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
Usage examples:
The bay includes saltmarsh, shallow and open water, tidal channels, mudflats and numerous islands, …

verb
Direct towards a particular end or object.
Usage examples:
The council is to channel public funds into training schemes

noun
A passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along
Usage examples:
The english channel, she switched to another channel to watch the news., we’ve established a regula…

Channel - all meanings in English

duct

dʌkt

noun
A tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc.
Usage examples:
Leading the air through ducts in the floor

verb
Convey through a duct.
Usage examples:
A ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall

noun
A tube or pipe in a building that carries liquid or air or protects wires
Usage examples:
Air conditioning requires ventilating ducts., tear ducts

Duct - all meanings in English

passage

ˈpæs.ɪdʒ

noun
The action or process of moving through or past somewhere on the way from one place to another.
Usage examples:
There were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock

verb
Subject (a strain of microorganisms or cells) to a passage.
Usage examples:
Each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively

noun
A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing.

Passage - all meanings in English

tube

noun
A long, hollow cylinder of metal, plastic, glass, etc. for holding or transporting something, chiefly liquids or gases.
Usage examples:
A plastic tube is connected to the tap and the beer is ready to be pulled

verb
Fit (a person or animal) with a tube to assist breathing, especially after a laryngotomy.
Usage examples:
The charge stemmed from his failure to properly record how he treated hip wolf on the day she was a…

Tube - all meanings in English

vessel

noun
A ship or large boat.
Usage examples:
The bridge only opens with two keys, at the moment it is high and open, which would allow ships and…

noun
A large boat or ship
Usage examples:
A scattering of vessels anchored in the harbor., we used bowls, pots, bottles, pitchers – any vesse…

noun
A large boat or a ship
Usage examples:
Two tugboats guided the 70,000 ton vessel into port., a cargo/container/freight vessel, a commercia…

Vessel - all meanings in English

watercourse

noun
A brook, stream, or artificially constructed water channel.
Usage examples:
It should never be spread close to a watercourse, and tanks should never be cleaned beside a stream…

Watercourse - all meanings in English

waterway

noun
A river, canal, or other route for travel by water.
Usage examples:
The canal was a very successful commercial waterway

Waterway - all meanings in English

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