Definition of canal

• (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
• a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snakes fangs"
• long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation