as in aqueducts
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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Recent Examples of canals
Here, homes sit along canals and flags advertise fresh live shrimp and crawfish.
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Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
These days, scenic boat tours give you a good sense of Amsterdam canals’ history, and several major annual events, including the Queens Day Parade and Gay Pride, take place on their waters (so beware of boat traffic).
—Dan Q. Dao, Architectural Digest, 8 Mar. 2025
But the federal dams and water canals chosen by White House officials don’t flow to Los Angeles.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, the team documented over 4,000 secondary canals, which fed into more than 700 agricultural plots.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2025
For dinner, Coriander Kitchen & Farm offers an outdoor patio overlooking the canals.
—Sarah Bence, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Last week, the Biden administration approved its overarching plan for how to run California’s systems of pumps, canals and reservoirs that serves millions of people and much of the state’s farmland.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
In the battle to control water, humanity has thrown everything at the problem—dams, levees, canals and other costly infrastructure projects.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
One option is catching tulip season along the canals of Amsterdam and Belgium.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
These days, scenic boat tours give you a good sense of Amsterdam canals’ history, and several major annual events, including the Queens Day Parade and Gay Pride, take place on their waters (so beware of boat traffic).
—Dan Q. Dao, Architectural Digest, 8 Mar. 2025
But the federal dams and water canals chosen by White House officials don’t flow to Los Angeles.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Furthermore, the team documented over 4,000 secondary canals, which fed into more than 700 agricultural plots.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2025
For dinner, Coriander Kitchen & Farm offers an outdoor patio overlooking the canals.
—Sarah Bence, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
Last week, the Biden administration approved its overarching plan for how to run California’s systems of pumps, canals and reservoirs that serves millions of people and much of the state’s farmland.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
In the battle to control water, humanity has thrown everything at the problem—dams, levees, canals and other costly infrastructure projects.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
One option is catching tulip season along the canals of Amsterdam and Belgium.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Canals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canals. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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