CANAL

• (noun) long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : channel , duct , epithelial duct

• (noun) (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

• (verb) provide (a city) with a canal

  synonyms : canalise , canalize

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