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Canal boat
(gcide) | Canal \Ca*nal"\, n. [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel;
prob. from a root signifying "to cut"; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the
French. Cf. Channel, Kennel gutter.]
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1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for
navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
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2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the
semicircular canals of the ear.
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3. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately
uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as,
Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [Alaska]
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Canal 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.
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canal boat
(wn) | canal boat
n 1: a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be
used in canals [syn: canal boat, narrow boat,
narrowboat] |
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