canal
1. ca.nal \k*-'nal\ n [ME, fr. L canalis pipe, channel, fr. canna reed - more at CAN]E 1: CHANNEL, WATERCOURSE 2: a tubular anatomical passage or channel : DUCT 3: an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land 4: any of various faint narrow markings on the planet Mars 2. canal vt or ca.nalled or can.naled; or ca.nal.ling; or ca.nal.ing : to construct a canal through or across