Canaled

/ˈkænəld/ adjective

Definition

Having been made into or equipped with a canal or channels; grooved or channeled.

Etymology

Past participle or adjectival form of canal used as a verb, indicating something that has undergone the process of being converted into a canal or fitted with channels.

Kelly Says

This adjective appears in engineering documents describing major landscape transformations—a 'canaled river' meant humans had completely reshaped nature's waterways, which happened dramatically during the Industrial Revolution.

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