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Canal

/kəˈnæl/
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(noun) An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

A canal flowed between two rows of houses.
The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic with the Pacific.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The Panama ____ is an important shipping route between two oceans.

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