Definitions for canal
kəˈnælcanal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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

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"

3. canalverb

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

4. canal, canalize, canaliseverb

   provide (a city) with a canal

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. canalnoun

   An artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another

2. canalnoun

   A tubular channel within the body.

3. canalverb

   To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage

4. canalverb

   To travel along a canal by boat

5. Etymology: From canalis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canalnoun

   Etymology: canalis, Lat.

   1. A bason of water in a garden.

   The walks and long canals reply. Alexander Pope.

   2. Any tract or course of water made by art; as the canals in Holland.3. [In anatomy.] A conduit or passage through which any of the juices of the body flow.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canal

   Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow under atmospheric pressure, and can be thought of as artificial rivers. In most cases, a canal has a series of dams and locks that create reservoirs of low speed current flow. These reservoirs are referred to as slack water levels, often just called levels. A canal can be called a navigation canal when it parallels a natural river and shares part of the latter's discharges and drainage basin, and leverages its resources by building dams and locks to increase and lengthen its stretches of slack water levels while staying in its valley. A canal can cut across a drainage divide atop a ridge, generally requiring an external water source above the highest elevation. The best-known example of such a canal is the Panama Canal. Many canals have been built at elevations, above valleys and other waterways. Canals with sources of water at a higher level can deliver water to a destination such as a city where water is needed. The Roman Empire's aqueducts were such water supply canals.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. canal

   A canal is a man-made waterway constructed for various purposes such as irrigation, water supply, drainage, navigation of vessels, or even for defense. It is specifically designed to connect different bodies of water (like rivers, lakes, or oceans) and allows the transport of goods and people across significant distances. Some canals have locks to manage varying water levels.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canalnoun

   an artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc

2. Canalnoun

   a tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear

3. Etymology: [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel; prob. from a root signifying to cut; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the French. Cf. Channel, Kennel gutter.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canal

   Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal: ⁕Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds: ⁕Those connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans. Included are inter-basin canals, such as the Suez Canal, Erie Canal, and the Panama Canal. ⁕Those connected in a city network: such as the Canal Grande and others of Venice Italy; the gracht of Amsterdam, and the waterways of Bangkok. ⁕Aqueducts: water supply canals that are used for the conveyance and delivery of potable water for human consumption, municipal uses, and agriculture irrigation. Rills and acequias are small versions.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Canal

   kan-al′, n. an artificial watercourse for navigation: a duct in the body for any of its fluids.—n. Canal′-boat, a boat for canal traffic.—adjs. Canalic′ular, canal-shaped; Canalic′ulate, -d, channelled, grooved.—ns. Canalic′ulus (anat.), a small furrow or channel; Canalisā′tion, the construction of canals.—v.t. Canal′ise, to make a canal through: to convert into a canal. [L. canalis, a water-pipe.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. canal

   A type of channel.

   The root canal on my teeth had to be checked thankfully they are healthy.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 14, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CANAL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Canal is ranked #22618 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Canal surname appeared 1,135 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Canal.
   
   60.1% or 683 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   32.3% or 367 total occurrences were White.
   5.1% or 58 total occurrences were Black.
   1.5% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Astronomy
   • Channel
   • Passage
   • Provide

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'canal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4178

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'canal' in Nouns Frequency: #1508

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How to pronounce canal?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say canal in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of canal in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of canal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of canal in a Sentence

1. The CDC:

   The E. coli O157 : H7 found in the canal water is closely related genetically to the E. coli O157 : H7 from ill people.

2. Jim Pillen:

   We have had stakeholders from across many sectors in Nebraska working together for more than 20 years for Nebraska’s water rights via the Perkins Canal, my budget recommendation includes fully funding the canal.

3. Kevin Donegan:

   This region provides a strong training opportunity for nations worldwide as three of the six major maritime chokepoints in the world are here: the Suez Canal, the Strait of Bab Al Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz.

4. John Miller:

   An organization like ISIL (Islamic State) is capable of surprising us ... so we want to work hard to eliminate that opportunity for surprise and we do that through a robust presence ?in the maritime environment, in the Suez Canal what we've seen consistently despite unrest that has occurred in Egypt ... (is) a Suez canal that is secure and properly administered.

5. Whitney Bowe:

   Over-waxing can destroy the hair canal, leading to permanent ingrowns.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=canal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Canal
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=canal
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/canal
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=canal
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=canal
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=canal