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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
− | [http://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 |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
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| *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]]. |
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− | 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]. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |