kanaal

Meaning

1. (neuter) canal (artificial waterway)
2. (neuter) television or internet channel
3. (neuter) channel (narrow natural body of water)
4. (neuter) duct, pipe
5. (neuter) duct-shaped tissue
6. (neuter) frequency band

Concepts

channel

canal

pipe

tube

strait

waterway

conduit

barrel

tract

straits

fretum

bay

ditch

duct

hit

stem

transmission channel

outer covering

Synonyms

pijp

loop

buis

roer

steel

zee-engte

vaart

gracht

nauw

zeestraat

straat

zeeëngte

stelsel

vaargeul

zender

waterweg

duiker

gebied

rietje

riool

waterleiding

buisje

ductus

vaarweg

bedding

Hyphenated as

ka‧naal

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaːˈnaːl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Sentences

Volg het jaagpad dat naast het kanaal ligt .

Follow the towpath next to the canal.