noun
- an artificial waterway constructed for navigation, irrigation, or drainage
- a tubular passage in the body
Usage: anatomy
Examples
- The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
- Barges transported goods along the canal.
- The irrigation canal brought water to the farmland.
- Venice is famous for its network of canals.
- The ear canal leads to the eardrum.
- The root canal procedure removes infected tissue.
- Workers dug the canal by hand over many years.
- Tourist boats cruise through the historic canal district.