canal vs conduit

canal

noun
  • A tubular channel within the body. 

  • An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. 

  • One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars. 

verb
  • To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage 

  • To travel along a canal by boat 

conduit

noun
  • A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc. 

  • A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled; a type of raceway. 

  • A means by which something is transmitted. 

  • An investment vehicle that issues short-term commercial paper to finance long-term off-balance sheet bank assets. 

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