Sentence examples for canal from inspiring English sources
The word "canal" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to an artificial or natural open channel filled with water that is used for navigation or irrigation. For example, "The Grand Canal of Venice is one of Italy's most iconic waterways."
noun
An artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another
Walking down this stretch of the canal now, much of the land has been taken over by scrub.
On the Isis side of the canal, nothing moved.
For the latter, a recommended route is Reims to Ambonnay (12 miles), then continue to Epernay (16 miles), using a great canal - and river-side path.
Many had been brought to a peak of perfection in their trade in the US itself or in its bases in the Panama canal zone by US instructors.
The woman's decomposed remains were found wrapped in a white blanket when the black suitcase was pulled from the Grand Union canal in Little Venice, north-west London, on Sunday afternoon.
A horse that could haul maybe a couple of tons on a good road could pull more than 20 times that along the canal.
One of the factory fronts seen in the background of the car-in-canal scene is now just that; only the facade remains.
But while the heaviest industry has been largely decimated (there are few exceptions, such as Sheffield Forgemasters), the clanking sound of industry, accompanied by tinny pop songs played over the radio, can still be heard coming from the few remaining canal-side factories here.
One metro stop away, at Porta Genova, is Naviglio, a rough-around-the-edges canal-side area, home to the many young models who flock to Milan for work.
It has a historic, canal-lined centre, reminiscent of Bruges, plenty of modish cafes and restaurants, and an unpretentious urban intellectual vibe, the result of having the largest university in the Netherlands at its heart.
The precise arrangements are being kept under wraps due to strict confidentiality agreements, but according to Italian reports the main reception is to take place on Saturday at the "7-star" Aman Canal Grande resort and is to be attended by a select group of startlingly stellar guests including Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon.
