Definitions

1. noun

a small, narrow channel or passage, especially one in the earth or in a wall, for draining water or conveying sewage.

“The canal was actually a series of connected cannel that the engineers had built centuries ago.”

2. noun

a small, narrow water channel, especially one made by erosion.

“The cannel in the field was a hazard for the horses and needed to be filled in.”

3. verb

to pass or flow through a cannel, especially one in the earth or in a wall.

“The water cannelled through the pipe and into the waiting container.”

4. verb

to make or form a cannel, especially one in the earth or in a wall.

“The farmer cannelled a new drainage system in his field.”