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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There is no shortage of water in the Amsterdam canals and opportunistic animals such as the one in the photo make good use of the food scraps that people leave behind.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
With the 2700 miles of canals and manmade waterways, including mega structures like the 3 Gorges Dam, and the $70bn price tag, many people are wondering if this is a worthwhile venture or one of the biggest missteps in industrial engineering.
—Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
The dense fog that falls over the canals and the shadows of gondolas sailing through it.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
The outer coastal areas of Cape Coral, including its extensive network of canals, would also be vulnerable to water inundation.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Organized by local Realtor David Sanchez, the group will begin in the bay, paddle through nearby canals and around Naples Island before returning to the starting point.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
An alternative to chemical treatments and labor-intensive cleaning methods, stocking the canals with the white amur fish is a natural solution to cleaning up the aquatic vegetation that could clog up canals critical to the region’s water supply.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
Amid the cleanup, SRP officials are also asking the public not to dispose of trash into the canals.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
The white amur fish in Phoenix's canals are farmed in Arkansas.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
With the 2700 miles of canals and manmade waterways, including mega structures like the 3 Gorges Dam, and the $70bn price tag, many people are wondering if this is a worthwhile venture or one of the biggest missteps in industrial engineering.
—Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2024
The dense fog that falls over the canals and the shadows of gondolas sailing through it.
—Tim Chester, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024
The outer coastal areas of Cape Coral, including its extensive network of canals, would also be vulnerable to water inundation.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Organized by local Realtor David Sanchez, the group will begin in the bay, paddle through nearby canals and around Naples Island before returning to the starting point.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
An alternative to chemical treatments and labor-intensive cleaning methods, stocking the canals with the white amur fish is a natural solution to cleaning up the aquatic vegetation that could clog up canals critical to the region’s water supply.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
Amid the cleanup, SRP officials are also asking the public not to dispose of trash into the canals.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
The white amur fish in Phoenix's canals are farmed in Arkansas.
—John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Canals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canals. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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