CANAL
NOUNS
1677 ► CUT RIVER a canal → obs.
1761 ► NAVIGATION a canal or other artificial waterway → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1854 ► CANALAGE the construction of canals; canal-work → rare
1864 ► NAVVY a canal; an artificial waterway → Eng. dial.
L19 ► DITCH a canal, as Panama, Suez, etc. → US sl.
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