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narrow canal

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narrow
adjective
uk /ˈnær.əʊ/ us /ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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canal
noun[C]
uk /kəˈnæl/ us /kəˈnæl/
a long, thin stretch of water that is artificially made either for boats to travel along or for taking water from one area ...
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This pattern of cell differentiation resulted in a narrowcanal (c. 30 m wide) linking the larval chamber to the external environment (fig. 8).
In other words, the opportunity for commercial use of a narrowcanal is not very great.
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The two greyhounds were as exhausted as the hare, who pitifully swam the narrowcanal to us, the spectators.
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It is convenient for some people to use a narrow boat on a narrowcanal for commercial purposes.
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The branch was built as a narrowcanal, and cost 129,000.
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During migration, the thyroid remains connected to the tongue by a narrowcanal, the thyroglossal duct.
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Again, it was a narrowcanal, suitable for boats which were 7 ft wide.
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But this long and narrowcanal was quickly inadequate to handle the growing boat traffic.
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It was built as a narrowcanal, for boats with a maximum width of 7 ft (2.1m).
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The lake has a connection to the sea through a 2 km narrowcanal on the southwest side.
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Another common criterion is that an island needs to be surrounded by free-flowing, natural water and not just an artificial, narrowcanal.
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The estimate was for a narrowcanal, whereas the act authorised a broad canal, and so the capital was never going to be adequate.
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The arsenal, along with several other buildings, surrounded the harbour basin which was connected to the main harbour by a narrowcanal.
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The canal was originally built as a narrowcanal intended for horse-drawn trains of tub boats which were 20 ft long and no wider than 6ft 4.
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As trains, and later road vehicles, became more advanced, they became cheaper than the narrowcanal system, being faster, and able to carry much larger cargoes.
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