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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 canal
      n 1: (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once
           thought to be a system of channels; they are now
           believed to be an optical illusion
      2: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and
         conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct
         was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is
         released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: duct,
          epithelial duct, channel]
      3: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for
         irrigation
      v : provide (a city) with a canal [syn: canalize, canalise]
      [also: canalling, canalled]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 canalling
      See canal