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canal

/kəˈnæl/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters

  1. noun

    (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

  2. noun

    a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

    the tear duct was obstructed

  3. noun

    long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation

  4. verb

    provide (a city) with a canal

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