13,094
edits
Changes
From Nordan Symposia
Jump to navigationJump to search
mLine 3:
Line 3: − + − + Line 16:
Line 16: − +
Text replacement - "http://" to "https://"
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] canalis pipe, [[channel]], from canna reed
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] canalis pipe, [[channel]], from canna reed
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 : a tubular anatomical passage or [[channel]] : duct
*1 : a tubular anatomical passage or [[channel]] : duct
*2 : [[channel]], watercourse
*2 : [[channel]], watercourse
*3 : an [[artificial]] waterway for [[navigation]] or for draining or irrigating land
*3 : an [[artificial]] waterway for [[navigation]] or for draining or irrigating land
*4 : any of various faint narrow lines on the [[planet]] [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars Mars] seen through telescopes and once [[thought]] by some to be canals built by Martians
*4 : any of various faint narrow lines on the [[planet]] [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars Mars] seen through telescopes and once [[thought]] by some to be canals built by Martians
==Description==
==Description==
*2. Waterway canals that are navigable [[transportation]] canals used for carrying ships and boats loaded with goods and people, often [[connected]] to existing [[lakes]], [[rivers]], or [[oceans]].
*2. Waterway canals that are navigable [[transportation]] canals used for carrying ships and boats loaded with goods and people, often [[connected]] to existing [[lakes]], [[rivers]], or [[oceans]].
The word "canal" is also used for a [[city]]-canal in cities such as [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice Venice] (canal grande), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam] (gracht) or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok Bangkok].
The word "canal" is also used for a [[city]]-canal in cities such as [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice Venice] (canal grande), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam Amsterdam] (gracht) or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangkok Bangkok].
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: General Reference]]
