kanaal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- canal noun A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
- channel noun A stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water, or the deeper navigable path through a body of water.
- conduit noun A pipe, tube, or channel that carries water, cables, or other material from one place to another.
- tract noun A large stretch or area of land.
Senses
kanaal is used for these senses in English:
- English Channel The arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the British Isles from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Strait of Dover A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France)
- canal An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- canal (anatomy, botany) A tubular channel within the body or within a plant.
- channel A narrow body of water between two land masses.
- channel (storage) The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.
- conduit (figurative) A means by which something is transmitted.
- tract (anatomy) A series of connected body organs, such as the digestive tract.
canal — full definition
- noun A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
- noun A tube-shaped passage inside the body or a plant.
channel — full definition
- noun A stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water, or the deeper navigable path through a body of water.
- noun A specific radio or television frequency, or a station broadcasting on it.
- noun A means or route by which something (information, goods, communication) is transmitted.
- noun A dedicated space for online conversation on a topic, such as on a messaging platform.
- verb To direct something along a particular path or toward a particular use.