I. kə-ˈnal noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin canalis pipe, channel, from canna reed — more at cane
Date: 15th century
1. : a tubular anatomical passage or channel : duct
2. : channel , watercourse
3. : an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land
4. : any of various faint narrow lines on the planet Mars seen through telescopes and once thought by some to be canals built by Martians
II. transitive verb
( -nalled or -naled ; -nal·ling or -nal·ing )
Date: 1793
: to construct a canal through or across