canal

n. [ F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel; prob. from a root signifying “to cut”; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the French. Cf. Channel, Kennel gutter. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the semicircular canals of the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as, Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [ Alaska ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Canal boat, a boat for use on a canal; esp. one of peculiar shape, carrying freight, and drawn by horses walking on the towpath beside the canal. --
Canal lock. See Lock. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Cannel coal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. canaliculatus channeled, fr. canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See Canal. ] Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most palms. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Canaliculi [ L. ] (Anat.) A minute canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]