Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - canal
Canal
canal
n. 1 an artificial waterway for inland navigation or irrigation. 2 any of various tubular ducts in a plant or animal, for carrying food, liquid, or air. 3 Astron. any of a network of apparent linear markings on the planet Mars, which are observed from earth but not at close range. Phrases and idioms canal boat a long narrow boat for use on canals. canal ray a beam of positive ions moving through a bored hole in the cathode of a high-vacuum tube. Etymology: ME f. OF (earlier chanel) f. L canalis or It. canale
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I. noun see: cane Date: 15th century a tubular anatomical passage or channel ; duct, channel, watercourse, an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land, any of various faint narrow lines on the planet Mars seen through telescopes and once thought by some to be ~s built by Martians, II. transitive verb (-nalled or -naled; -nalling or -naling) Date: 1793 to construct a ~ through or across ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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