Canalise (Verb)
Meaning
Provide (a city) with a canal.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The engineers were tasked with designing a system to canalise the ancient city of Babylon with a major waterway.
- A modern initiative aims to canalise the congested city centre with a new and efficient route for boats and barges.
- During his tenure as mayor, his administration successfully managed to canalise the neglected waterfront area.
- The proposed city plan includes a major project to canalise the main city and divert its traffic through an alternative route.
- The development company hoped to canalise the central business district by constructing a canal that would allow shipping vessels to navigate the area.