as in aqueduct
an open man-made passageway for water
the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Operational costs do not include fuel, finance cost, canal fees, or terminal handling charges.
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Sixty-plus years ago, the state’s water managers proposed a canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to complete the state project that carries water from the northern part of the state to the southern.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Here are five things to see and do — beyond the canal — to enhance your urban Panamanian itinerary.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
There is shade along the path; iguanas scurry into the canal as riders pass.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Sixty-plus years ago, the state’s water managers proposed a canal around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to complete the state project that carries water from the northern part of the state to the southern.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Here are five things to see and do — beyond the canal — to enhance your urban Panamanian itinerary.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
There is shade along the path; iguanas scurry into the canal as riders pass.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for canal
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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