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canal

[kuh-nal] / kəˈnæl /


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"The situation with low flows can be exacerbated because of lock misuse, plus the ageing nature of the canal network, where water naturally seeps away from the canal," the statement continued.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

The canal is the third waterway to be subjected to conditions that are curtailing global shipping.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

A very large crude carrier, or VLCC, can hold about 2 million barrels but sits too deep in the water when fully loaded to use the canal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Known as oto-acoustic emissions, these sounds can be detected by placing a sensitive microphone inside the ear canal.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

It's a sullen, vindictive cold outside, colder than it's been in months, and my breath vaporizes as we hurry along the canal.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Some ships linked to the Russian government also sail from the Caspian via rivers and canals to the Black Sea where they can transit onward to other ports elsewhere in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"We understand people want to make the most of the warm weather, but we would urge everyone to stay safe and avoid entering reservoirs, rivers, canals or ponds," he said.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Cities and towns will also get more from the federal canals that are part of the Central Valley Project.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Researchers caution that this does not mean root canals are a treatment for diabetes.

From Science Daily May 16, 2026

They cut down forests, dug canals, cleared fields, built houses, ploughed furrows, and planted fruit trees in tidy rows.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

The warmth at his heart annulled whatever of chill stole in at the grayness of the canaled streets of the northern city after the color and glow of Porto.

From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Zangwill, Israel

Hindu temples, for the many Guyanese descended from laborers from the Indian subcontinent, dot Georgetown’s canalled streets.

From New York Times May 9, 2010

And he should never be blocked in: he should at most be canalled.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

When I got old enough, and had money enough, I was determined to go west and seek my fortune; for I always felt that canalling was, somehow, beneath what I wanted to do and become.

From Vandemark's Folly by Quick, Herbert

The canalling is managed by a Board of Commissioners.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason

The spirit of improvement throughout the United States, especially evidenced in canalling, and rail-roads, will, it is hoped, in a few years, open modes of communication, which as yet are wanting, with the markets.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason

Indeed, I never can believe I am at sea at all, on the Atlantic, the passages between New-York and Portsmouth being little more than so much canalling along a tow-path.

From Home as Found by Cooper, James Fenimore

The stern part was taken down the long upper level by a small tug, but teams were employed in towing for all the remaining portions of the canalling.

From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Cumberland, Barlow




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