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Meaning of canal

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  canal
      n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once
           thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed
           to be an optical illusion
      2: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and
         conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was
         obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released
         through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct},
         {epithelial duct}, {canal}, {channel}]
      3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for
         irrigation
      v 1: provide (a city) with a canal [syn: {canal}, {canalize},
           {canalise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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