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

tract

barrel

straits

conduit

waterway

hit

stem

duct

ditch

outer covering

transmission channel

bay

fretum

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.