canal

🇺🇸 /kəˈnæl/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈnæl/
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noun
B2

a long, man-made waterway for boats to travel on or for moving water to farms

Large ships can travel through the Panama Canal to cross between oceans.

R

a tube in the body that carries liquids, food, or air

The ear canal can get blocked by too much wax.

translation

n. a long, man-made waterway for boats to travel on or for moving water to farms; a tube in the body that carries liquids, food, or air

Word Forms

Plural canals