Canal and Stream

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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Synonyms for Canal

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.

Canal and stream are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canal" instead a noun "Stream".

How words are described

long long canal long stream
similar similar canal similar stream
massive massive canal massive stream
large large canal large stream
Other adjectives: slow, new, underground, giant, flooded.
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Stream and Canal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/canal/stream
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Stream or Canal. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/canal/stream.
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