/kəˈnæl ||; kəˈnæl/noun[C] 1 a deep cut that is made through land so that boats or ships can travel along it or so that water can flow to an area where it is needed 运河: the Panama Canal 巴拿马运河
2 one of the tubes in the body through which food, air, etc passes （体内输送食物、空气等的）管，道