canal1

¹ = canal, chute, conduit, channel.

Ex. A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.

Ex. Concrete chutes and weirs are used for principal spillways and emergency spillways.

Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.

Ex. The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.

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* canal de distribución = distribution channel.

* canal de navegación = shipping canal.

* canales de publicación = publishing channels.

* canales y ríos navegables = inland waterways, waterways.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* establecer canales para = establish + channels for.

* ingeniería de canales = canal engineering.