canal

noun/kəˈnæl/CEFR B1

খাল

Meaning

A man-made waterway built for boats or for carrying water.

Example sentences

  • Boats carry rice along the canal.নৌকাগুলো খাল ধরে চাল বয়ে নেয়।
  • The canal waters the fields.খালটি মাঠে পানি জোগায়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: waterway, channel

Similar words, and what each means

  • waterway

    জলপথ, নৌপথ

    A river or canal that boats can travel along.

  • channel

    প্রণালী

    A narrow stretch of water joining two larger areas of water.

canal” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Change the voice: 'Farmers use this canal for irrigation.'

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  • The sensible route for us is rooftops, canal banks, factory sheds and floating panels on water bodies rather than fields, together with using less in the first place.

    Renewable Energy
  • Dhaka alone produces several thousand tonnes of waste a day, and much of it ends up in an open dump, a canal or a roadside heap that nobody clears for a week.

    Waste Management

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “canal” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • ত্রিপদ, তিন-পায়া ক্যামেরা-স্ট্যান্ড
    • খাল
    • চুনি, মানিক
    • মডেম (ইন্টারনেট সংযোগ যন্ত্র)
    Show the answer

    খালcanal (noun) — খাল. A man-made waterway built for boats or for carrying water.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “canal”?

    • waterway
    • chromium
    • ebullience
    • worthlessness
    Show the answer

    waterwaywaterway — জলপথ, নৌপথ. A river or canal that boats can travel along.

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