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canals

noun

plural of canal

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 Other residents use separate pressure-irrigation systems supplied with Boise River water delivered through canals and laterals. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 Often called the Venice of the South, Cape Canal features 400 of miles canals lined with gorgeous waterfront homes. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 According to the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington, blue spaces are natural or man-made outdoor settings that feature water in the form of rivers, lakes, oceans, ponds, canals or urban fountains. — Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The canals listed below are some of the most commercially important ones in the world, as measured by cargo volume. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 But flood control cut off that supply, replacing it with polluted canals. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Such discoveries have also been made while construction workers dig canals to install gas pipes. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 As Jan races north along the canals, his unwanted passengers force him to confront a reality far removed from his own and to see life from a new perspective. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 In the morning, travelers will awake among the graceful canals and bridges of Venice, with a private water taxi to ferry them into the heart of the Venetian lagoon to explore the city’s many islands. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026

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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farms and cities.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Roman aqueducts Aqueducts transported water from distant sources into cities using gravity rather than mechanical pumps.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

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If the closure of the region’s waterways and the drying up of hydrocarbon exports become a lasting norm, that deal may come under strain.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Beyond New Jersey, advisories for bacteria have also been issued for other Northeast beaches and waterways, including for harmful cyanobacterial bloom in Massachusetts.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026

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