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Kanal — 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.
  • chute noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
  • conduit noun A pipe, tube, or channel that carries water, cables, or other material from one place to another.
  • gutter noun A channel along the edge of a road or roof that carries away rainwater.

Senses

Kanal is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • chute A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
  • conduit A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
  • gutter (British) A drainage channel.
  • television channel A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.

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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