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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Rubio has said that in the event of a conflict, Chinese companies could potentially turn the canal into a choke point.
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
The canal, built under U.S. supervision in the early years of the 20th Century, was gradually passed to the control Panamanian authorities after 1977.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Rubio is scheduled to meet with Mulino Sunday and visit the canal.
—Alma Solís, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump has criticized previous U.S. policy that turned over control of the canal, a key link for shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, to Panama.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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Juliana Kim, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
The canal, built under U.S. supervision in the early years of the 20th Century, was gradually passed to the control Panamanian authorities after 1977.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
Rubio is scheduled to meet with Mulino Sunday and visit the canal.
—Alma Solís, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump has criticized previous U.S. policy that turned over control of the canal, a key link for shipping between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, to Panama.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Canal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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