canal

noun/kəˈnæl/

Frequency rank: #3,109 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

an artificial waterway constructed for navigation or irrigation.

Illustration for the English word “canal”

Example sentence

Workers spent years building the canal that now connects the two rivers and improves trade.

Synonyms & related words

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