canal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈnæl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈnæl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə nal)

Inflections of 'canal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
canals
v 3rd person singular
canalling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
canaling
v pres p (US)
canalled
v past (Mainly UK)
canaled
v past (US)
canalled
v past p (Mainly UK)
canaled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "canal"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "canal" in context.

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canal

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [a man-made, an inland, an irrigation] canal
  2. the canals of [Venice, Amsterdam, Holland, Finland, London]
  3. a [Venice, Dutch] canal
  4. the [Suez, Panama] Canal
  5. [transported, shipped, traveled] by canal
  6. navigated the [barge, ship] [up, down, along] the canal
  7. a [bridge, footbridge, footpath] over the canal
  8. The canal was filled with [barges].
  9. the [tympanic, urinary, ear] canal
  10. [stuck, wedged] in the ear canal
  11. have a root canal (done)
n as adj
  1. a canal [barge, boat]
  2. undergo root-canal [treatment, surgery]
  3. an ear-canal infection
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