canal
/kəˈnæl/noun
Elementary
1
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
2
A tubular channel within the body or within a plant.
3
One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars; see Martian canals
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing