canal vs waterway

canal

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

  • A tubular channel within the body. 

  • 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 

waterway

noun
  • A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable. 

  • A conduit or watercourse, such as on the deck of a ship, to drain water. 

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