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kanava — 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.
  • cut verb To divide or open something using a sharp tool such as a knife or scissors.
  • ditch noun A long narrow trench dug in the ground, often for drainage.
  • duct noun A tube, pipe, or channel that carries a gas, liquid, or cable from one place to another.
  • flue noun A pipe or duct that carries smoke or hot gases away from a fire, furnace, or boiler.
  • flume noun A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
  • meridian noun An imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole, used to measure longitude.
  • pipeline noun A long series of connected pipes used to transport liquids or gases over distance, such as oil or natural gas.
  • race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
  • runner noun A person who runs, especially as a sport or form of exercise.
  • shaft noun A long, narrow, straight part of a tool, weapon, or machine — such as a handle, pole, or rotating rod that transmits power.
  • station noun A regular stopping place for trains, buses, or other transportation.
  • tract noun A large stretch or area of land.
  • windpipe noun The tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs; the trachea.

Senses

kanava is used for these senses in English:

  • canaliculus (anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants.
  • cut An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
  • ditch A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
  • duct A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
  • flue An enclosed passageway in which to direct a current of air or other gases along.
  • flume An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids, especially to carry materials (logs, mined material, etc) or people (as a water slide), especially (but not always) one where the walls are raised above the surrounding terrain rather than recessed like a ditch.
  • meridian (acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which chi or qi (life force) is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed; especially, one of twelve such pathways associated with organs of the body. [from 20th c.]
  • pipeline A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).

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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