canals – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
canal
n.
channel, moat, sluice
v.
create a canal
Canal
Canals and
navigations are human-made
channels for water. In the vernacular both are referred to as 'canals'. The main difference between them is that a navigation parallels a river and shares its drainage basin, while a canal cuts across a drainage divide.
canal
Noun
1. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
(hypernym) channel
(classification) astronomy, uranology
2. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
(synonym) duct, epithelial duct, channel
(hypernym) passage, passageway
(hyponym) pore
(part-meronym) ampulla
(derivation) channel, canalize, canalise
3. long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
(hypernym) watercourse, waterway
(hyponym) Caledonian Canal
(part-meronym) lock, lock chamber
(derivation) canalize, canalise
Verb
1. provide (a city) with a canal
(synonym) canalize, canalise
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(derivation) canalization, canalisation
canal
n.
kanál; trubice
canal
Rzecz.
kanał; przewód
