[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

canal \canal"\, 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.
   1913 webster
   1. an artificial channel filled with water and designed for
      navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. a tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the
      semicircular canals of the ear.
      1913 webster

   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
      webster 1913 suppl.

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
channel kennel canal boat canal lock lock 

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Canal, definition of term: Canal
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Auditory Canal, definition of term: Auditory Canal
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