canal

Words with a similar base: canal, canalise, canalize

'canal'

[canal.n.01] as in: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

'canal'

[duct.n.01] as in: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

Examples:
the tear duct was obstructed
the alimentary canal
poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs

'canal'

[canal.n.03] as in: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

'canal'

[canal.v.01] as in: provide (a city) with a canal

Origins

					canal (English)
└── canalis (Latin)
    └── canna (Latin)
        └── κάννα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── 𒄀 (Akkadian)
                └── 𒄀𒈾 (Sumerian)

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