# canals

Pronunciation: say "kuh-NALZ" /kəˈnælz/

## Noun

1. Plural of canal. — plural of canal
   - Simple: Plural of canal. Use this form when talking about more than one canal.
   - _Engineers dredged the silted canals before the shipping season began._
   - _A network of irrigation canals fans out across the valley floor._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of canal. — third-person singular simple present indicative of canal
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of canal. Use this form with he, she, it, or a single thing.
   - _The company canals the wetland so that engineers can drain it for development._
   - _Whenever the river floods, the district canals the overflow toward the reservoir._

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