how to pronounce canal

/kəˈnæl/

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canal is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of canal in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… carved this into the canal bridge which …”

meaning of canal

A canal is a waterway that is artificially created and used for the passage of water.

canal frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word canal occurs in english on average 21.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics canal can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that canal can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;

2) transport and travel;