| alimentary canal |
the body passage into which food is ingested and in which it is digested; passage from the mouth to the anus; digestive tract. |
| Canal Zone |
a strip on either side of the Panama Canal that will be under U.S. control until 1999. |
| Erie Canal |
a U.S. canal that runs through New York State and connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. After many years of work, the canal was completed and opened in 1825. |
| Panama Canal |
a canal that reaches from the Atlantic southeast through the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific. |
| root canal |
the pulp-filled tubular channel in the root of a tooth. [2 definitions] |
| semicircular canal |
any of three loop-shaped tubular canals in the inner ear that maintain balance and orientation. |
| ship canal |
a canal navigable by ocean-going ships. |
| Suez Canal |
a canal in northeastern Egypt across the Isthmus of Suez, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. |