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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

  1. noun A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
  2. noun A tube-shaped passage inside the body or a plant.

channel — full definition

  1. noun A stretch of water connecting two larger bodies of water, or the deeper navigable path through a body of water.
  2. noun A specific radio or television frequency, or a station broadcasting on it.
  3. noun A means or route by which something (information, goods, communication) is transmitted.
  4. noun A dedicated space for online conversation on a topic, such as on a messaging platform.
  5. verb To direct something along a particular path or toward a particular use.

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