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canal in French

canal in French is canal — canal means a man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.

canal in French

canal
noun

What does "canal" mean?

  1. noun A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
    "We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock."
  2. noun A tube-shaped passage inside the body or a plant.
    "Food travels down the alimentary canal after you swallow it."
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canal in a sentence

  • We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock.
  • Barges once carried coal along the canal.
  • Food travels down the alimentary canal after you swallow it.
  • Water moves up through a narrow canal inside the stem of the plant.

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What is "canal" in French?
"canal" in French is canal. canal means: A man-made waterway built for boats, irrigation, or drainage.
How do you use "canal" in a sentence?
Example: "We cycled along the canal and watched a narrowboat glide slowly through the lock." In French, "canal" is canal.
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