Thesaurus results for CANALS

canals

noun

plural of canal

as in aqueducts

an open man-made passageway for water the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific

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Recent Examples of canals The Central Arizona Project — a system of canals and pumps which carry Colorado River water 336 miles across the desert to the Phoenix and Tucson areas — will be hit the hardest by new cuts. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 With art storage facilities, galleries, and museums clustered along its canals, Tennoz is one of Tokyo’s leading art districts. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Today, its canals, extensive tram network and neighborhoods such as Haga give the city an identity quite distinct from Stockholm. — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Police are warning families to watch their children and pets around canals, ponds and other waterways after an American crocodile killed a dog in South Miami on Thursday. — David Goodhue august 27, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 For years, Great Lakes stakeholders have feared that those rivers and canals could provide a pathway for invasive fish to enter the world’s largest surface freshwater system. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Other residents use separate pressure-irrigation systems supplied with Boise River water delivered through canals and laterals. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 Often called the Venice of the South, Cape Canal features 400 of miles canals lined with gorgeous waterfront homes. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026 The canals listed below are some of the most commercially important ones in the world, as measured by cargo volume. — Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

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The update will set rules for the Sacramento River and the rest of the Delta, where pumps operated by state and federal agencies send water flowing in aqueducts to farms and cities.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Roman aqueducts Aqueducts transported water from distant sources into cities using gravity rather than mechanical pumps.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

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The Strait of Hormuz, which remains one of the most critical strategic waterways for global trade flows, saw oil exports hit a wartime record on Monday with more than 17 million barrels daily, Energy Secretary Chris Wright told CNBC.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
But arrest affidavits accuse the parents of diverting authorities away from the South Carolina waterways during the search.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

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