Canal (Verb)
Meaning
Provide (a city) with a canal.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Bangkok was canalized in the late 19th century, a series of canals that still exist today providing flood relief and transportation routes.
- The city of Utrecht was once extensively canalized, though many of its waterways were later filled.
- During the Dutch Golden Age, the city of Amsterdam was spectacularly canalized and remained the major city in the world.
- The city was canalized, giving easy water access from the River Medway to the River Thames.
- Ghent was extensively canalized but in 1823 the city initiated a series of demolitions to replace canals with streets.