- (n.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear.
- (n.) An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation or for irrigating land, etc.
- (n.) A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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