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
Each resort also features modern fitness centers within the setting of lush mangrove forests and freshwater canals alongside the Caribbean Sea.
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AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Attacks on people are very rare, although pets, especially those in homes along canals, have become their prey.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
These canals in turn connected to numerous smaller waterways, creating an extensive network of trade and transportation.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Installed everywhere from art deco buildings to wooden gates, the signs alert people to places to hide in the event of an attack — and have become one of many symbols of war preparedness in this charming city, which is crisscrossed with canals and looks nervously east at its Russian neighbor.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Stockholm offers travelers exploration through cobblestone alleys that wind along canals, and colorful townhouses and cafés that have been shaped by centuries of influence since its founding as a trading port in 1252.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Here, homes sit along canals and flags advertise fresh live shrimp and crawfish.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025
Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Attacks on people are very rare, although pets, especially those in homes along canals, have become their prey.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
These canals in turn connected to numerous smaller waterways, creating an extensive network of trade and transportation.
—Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Installed everywhere from art deco buildings to wooden gates, the signs alert people to places to hide in the event of an attack — and have become one of many symbols of war preparedness in this charming city, which is crisscrossed with canals and looks nervously east at its Russian neighbor.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
Stockholm offers travelers exploration through cobblestone alleys that wind along canals, and colorful townhouses and cafés that have been shaped by centuries of influence since its founding as a trading port in 1252.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
In Flagler County, numerous docks flooded and waves were topping over some seawalls along a series of canals off the Intracoastal in Palm Coast, and a few inches of tidal flooding was reported in the oceanfront community of Flagler Beach, emergency officials told the weather service.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Here, homes sit along canals and flags advertise fresh live shrimp and crawfish.
—Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canals
Noun
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Completed eight years later, the canal stretched some 363 miles (584 kilometers), with 18 aqueducts and 83 locks to compensate for elevation changes en route.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
20 Oct. 2025
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For millennia, qanats—ingenious underground aqueducts—balanced survival with scarcity across the central plateau of Iran.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fully electric foils keep urban waterways clean and quiet, while hybrid power extends their range to levels suitable for logistics and defense.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the immediate area, grease can travel long distances through waterways, spreading pollution and damaging habitats far from the source.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Canals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canals. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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