Canal
Canal noun - An open man-made passageway for water.
Usage example: the Panama Canal opened a much easier and shorter passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Stream and canal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stream" instead a noun "Canal".
Stream
Stream noun - A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.
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