canals

The word “canals” has 2 syllables: ca-nals

It's pronounced as /kəˈnælz/


What is synonym and antonym for canals?

In the thesaurus, “canals” has 23 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for canals along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for canals

Meanings of canals

  • noun
    1. An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
    2. A tubular channel within the body.
    3. One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars.
  • verb
    1. To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage.
    2. To travel along a canal by boat.

Example Sentences

  • The city has an extensive network of canals that help with transportation and irrigation.
  • Many ancient civilizations relied on canals to manage water resources for agriculture.
  • The engineers are working to clean and maintain the canals to prevent flooding.
  • The boat sailed through the canals of Venice, offering a picturesque view of the city.
  • The construction of canals revolutionized trade and commerce in the region.

On this page you'll find 23 synonyms or another words to canals, such as: aqueducts, channels, conduits, courses, floodways, flumes, gutters.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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racecourses

  • aqueducts
  • canals
  • channels
  • conduits
  • courses
  • floodways
  • flumes
  • gutters
  • millraces
  • millstreams
  • raceways
  • rivers
  • rivulets
  • sluices
  • sluiceways
  • spillways
  • streams
  • swashes
  • tideways
  • torrents
  • troughs
  • watercourses
  • waterways

raceways

  • aqueducts
  • canals
  • channels
  • conduits
  • courses
  • floodways
  • flumes
  • gutters
  • millraces
  • millstreams
  • racecourses
  • rivers
  • rivulets
  • sluices
  • sluiceways
  • spillways
  • streams
  • swashes
  • tideways
  • torrents
  • troughs
  • watercourses
  • waterways

lagoons

  • anchorages
  • arms
  • basins
  • bayou
  • bays
  • bights
  • canals
  • channels
  • containerports
  • coves
  • creeks
  • docks
  • embayments
  • estuaries
  • fiords
  • firths
  • fjords
  • gulf
  • gulfs
  • harborages
  • harbors
  • havens
  • home ports
  • inlets
  • lochs
  • loughs
  • marinas
  • marsh
  • moorages
  • moorings
  • narrows
  • pond
  • pool
  • ports
  • roads
  • roadsteads
  • seaports
  • shallows
  • shoal
  • sounds
  • straits
  • tidal pond

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