canal

noun

long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels

verb

provide (a city) with a canal

Roots

canaliscanal- · Latin · pipe, channel

Synonyms for canal

canalizev channeln waterwayn watercoursen ductn canalizationn headracen culvertn spillwayn aqueductn

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Where does canal come from?

The word canal breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root canal-, from Latin canalis (“pipe, channel”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.