channel canalization

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• canalization — canalize (also canalise) ► VERB 1) convert (a river) into a navigable canal. 2) convey through a duct or channel. 3) give a direction or purpose to. DERIVATIVES canalization noun …   English terms dictionary

• channel — Synonyms and related words: EDP, access, adolescent stream, adviser, aisle, alley, amateur band, ambulatory, announcer, annunciator, aperture, approach, approaches, aqueduct, arcade, arroyo, artery, authority, avenue, band, basin, beck, bed, bit …   Moby Thesaurus

• canalization — noun 1. the production of a canal or a conversion to canals • Syn: ↑canalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑canalise (for: ↑canalisation), ↑canal (for: ↑canal …   Useful english dictionary

• canalization — n. [L. canalis, channel; Gr. izein, to make] The characteristic developmental pathways that achieve a standard phenotype in spite of genetic or environmental disturbance …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Rhine River — German Rhein River, western Europe. Rising in the Swiss Alps, it flows north and west through western Germany to drain through the delta region of The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is 820 mi (1,319 km) long and navigable for 540 mi (870 km) …   Universalium

• canalisation — noun 1. the production of a canal or a conversion to canals • Syn: ↑canalization • Derivationally related forms: ↑canalise, ↑canal, ↑canalize (for: ↑canalization), ↑canal …   Useful english dictionary

• River engineering — The Los Angeles River is extensively channelized with concrete embankments. River engineering is the process of planned human intervention in the course, characteristics or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit.… …   Wikipedia

• canalise — verb 1. provide (a city) with a canal • Syn: ↑canal, ↑canalize • Derivationally related forms: ↑canalisation, ↑canal, ↑canalization (for: ↑canalize) …   Useful english dictionary

• canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction       natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage.       Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …   Universalium

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

• channelisation — noun management through specified channels of communication • Syn: ↑channelization, ↑canalization, ↑canalisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑canalise (for: ↑canalisation), ↑canalize …   Useful english dictionary