lateral canal
Americannoun
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a canal running parallel to a stream that is inconvenient or impossible to navigate.
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one of a number of irrigation canals distributing water from a main canal.
Example Sentences
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They were riding together down the line of the northern lateral canal, with Bourke Fitzpatrick's new headquarters in the field for the prospective night's bivouac.
From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis
The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near Briare by a fine canal-bridge 720 yds. in length.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
The river is crossed by a stone bridge, by a suspension bridge for foot-passengers, and by a fine canal bridge, carrying the lateral canal.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
The town proper is bordered on the west by the lateral canal of the Marne, across which lies a strip of ground separating it from the river itself.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
Hoskins, the engine-driver, leaning from his window, pointed out the projected course of the southern lateral canal in the great irrigation system.
From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis
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