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canal

[kuh-nal] / kəˈnæl /


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She added: "I acknowledge the efforts of the officers and members of the public who entered the canal to rescue this man. I know they will be devastated that his life couldn't ultimately be saved."

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

The canal loses 50 million gallons of water whenever a ship passes through, and is replenished by Lake Gatún, its main reservoir.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

From September 3, the number of vessels allowed through the canal each day will be reduced due to a lack of rain, the Panama Canal Authority said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Higdon once had to pull a calf from the birth canal of its mother during a complex delivery.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

By 1848, the year the canal was completed, the nation’s attention had turned to building railroads.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

These are the standard ingredients of bubbles from canals and railroads to the Great British Bicycle Bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

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

One of the two canals that irrigate it has been shut because the seawater would enter and damage the crops.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

France's sports minister said too many people were trying to cool off in rivers and canals without necessarily taking the risks into account.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Most of the buildings in this part of the city had been built without foundations, many on swampy land where the canals were haphazardly dug.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

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 Israel Zangwill

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 Francis Hackett

We had a good deal of difficulty at first in our canalling, especially in meeting and passing vessels.

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

Those of the latter are more generally found about our large towns and cities, and along the lines of canalling.

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

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 Barlow Cumberland

It consists of canalling, improving river navigation, rail-roads, and common turnpike roads.

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

The canalling is managed by a Board of Commissioners.

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




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