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Kiel Canal

American  

noun

  1. a canal connecting the North and Baltic seas. 61 miles (98 km) long.


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Scandinavians in the Baltic were advised to use the Kiel Canal to facilitate German search and seizure.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three weeks ago, with a crew of 15 stalwart young Swedish tram conductors, miners, plumbers, bakers and clerks to man the oars, the 80-foot Lusty Snake set off across the Baltic for the Kiel Canal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Germany said that such an interpretation of provision relating to the Kiel Canal would injure German sovereignty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nine judges agreed that Germany had no right to refuse passage through the Kiel Canal to the British steamship Wimbledon, which was carrying munitions of war to Poland.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Kiel Canal has further a military purpose, providing a short line of communication for warships.

From The Panama Canal and its Makers by Vaughan Cornish

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