Canal and Tunnel

Canal

Canal noun - An open man-made passageway for water.
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Synonyms for Canal

Tunnel and canal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tunnel" instead a noun "Canal".

Tunnel

Tunnel noun - A passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars).
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Synonyms for Tunnel

Canal and tunnel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canal" instead a noun "Tunnel".

Nearby Words: tunneled, tunneling, tunnelled

How words are described

long long canal long tunnel
similar similar canal similar tunnel
actual actual canal actual tunnel
massive massive canal massive tunnel
Other adjectives: large, narrow, famous, new, underground, flooded, underwater.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anti-Frustration Features A laser sensor blocking a section of the hallway in an underground tunnel: You could lockpick the hatch to the canal that bypasses it or... oh, hey, is that an EMP grenade in the sewage pipe?
  • Film / Shark in Venice It turns out that he was working for the mafia looking for the lost treasure of Marco Polo, which is conveniently hidden down an underwater tunnel just off the Canal Grande.
  • Apocalyptic Log In several other points in the game, the last words of the dead are to be found on datacubes left beside their bodies, including in the Hong Kong Canal Road tunnel collapse, X51's underground section and the MJ12 base under Hell's Kitchen.
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