Definition
Present participle of canal; the process of creating or directing something through channels, or constructing canals.
Etymology
From canal (from Latin canalis) plus -ing. The verb 'canal' emerged in the 18th century as canal-building became a major infrastructure project in Europe and America.
Kelly Says
The verb 'to canal' shows up most in historical documents about major engineering projects—'canaling the river' was what engineers called directing water through constructed channels, and this verb was active in English for about 200 years before railroads made canals obsolete.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ውሃ አይነት
w-ha ay-net
BNবাংলা
নালিকা তৈরি
na-li-ka tai-ri
CACatalà
canalitzar
ka-na-li-ta-r
CSČeština
kanalizovat
ka-na-li-zo-vat
DADansk
kanalisere
ka-na-li-se-re
DEDeutsch
kanalisierend
ka-na-li-si-e-ren-d
ELΕλληνικά
διαχείριση
di-a-che-ri-si
ESEspañol
canalizando
ka-na-li-zan-do
FISuomi
kanavoida
ka-na-vo-i-da
FRFrançais
canalisant
ka-na-li-san
HIहिन्दी
नालिका बनाना
na-li-ka ba-na-na
HUMagyar
csatornáz
cha-to-rnáz
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengalirkan
men-ga-li-r-kan
ITItaliano
canalizzando
ka-na-li-zan-do
MSBahasa Melayu
mengalirkan
men-ga-li-r-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စင်း
chaw-kye-sin
NLNederlands
kanaliseren
ka-na-li-se-ren
NONorsk
kanalisere
ka-na-li-se-re
PLPolski
kanalizować
ka-na-li-zo-wa-ć
PTPortuguês
canalizando
ka-na-li-zan-do
RORomână
canalizează
ka-na-li-ze-a-e
RUРусский
канальный
ka-na-l-nyy
SVSvenska
kanalisera
ka-na-li-se-ra
SWKiswahili
kujaza
ku-ja-za
TAதமிழ்
கால்வாய்களை
kaal-vaay-klaai
TEతెలుగు
చానెల్
cha-an-el
THไทย
สร้างคลอง
sra-at klong
TRTürkçe
kanalları
ka-nal-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
каналізувати
ka-na-li-zu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
đẩy dòng kênh
d-ay dong kenh
ZUZU
e-nhlanhla
e-nhlan-hla