canal

Plural: canals

Noun

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- "the alimentary canal"
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
A tubular channel within the body or within a plant.
One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars; see Martian canals

Verb

provide (a city) with a canal
To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
To travel along a canal by boat

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canal, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”), from canālis (“canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of channel.

Synonyms

canalise, canalize, channel, duct, epithelial duct

Scrabble Score: 7

canal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
canal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
canal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

canal is a valid Words With Friends word