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Webster 1913 Edition
Canal
Ca-nal′
,Noun.
1.
An artificial channel filled with water and designed for navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
2.
(Anat.)
A tube or duct;
as, the alimentary
. canal
; the semicircular canals
of the earCanal 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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Canal
CANAL
, n.1.
A passage for water; a water course; properly, a long trench or excavation in the earth for conducting water, and confining it to narrow limits; but the term may be applied to other water courses. It is chiefly applied to artificial cuts or passages for water, used for transportation; whereas channel is applicable to a natural water course.The canal from the Hudson to Lake Erie is one of the noblest works of art.
2.
In anatomy, a duct or passage in the body of an animal, through which any of the juices flow, or other substances pass; as the neck of the bladder, and the alimentary canal.3.
A surgical instrument; a splint.