canalising

can·al·ize (k

-l

)

tr.v. can·al·ized, can·al·iz·ing, can·al·iz·es

1. To furnish with or convert into a canal or canals.

2. To provide an outlet for; channel.

canalize, canalise [ˈkænəˌlaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) to provide with or convert into a canal or canals

2. to give a particular direction to or provide an outlet for; channel

3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) to divide a channel into separate reaches controlled by dams and weirs to aid navigation, control water levels, generate power, etc.

canalization , canalisation n

To restrict operations to a narrow zone by use of existing or reinforcing obstacles or by fire or bombing.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	canalize - provide (a city) with a canal canal, canalise furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	canalize - direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience" canalise, channel channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Translations

canalize [ˈkænəlaɪz] VT → canalizar

canalize

vt (lit, fig) → kanalisieren

canalize [ˈkænəˌlaɪz] vt (frm) → canalizzare, convogliare

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As early as 1769, the Stockton pewterer, Edmund Harvey, had advocated canalising the Tees between Thomas Hustler's Newport granary/warehouse and Stockton, by "beheading" the two loops at their isthmuses, thus shortening the sailing distance by four miles.

How the railway signalled the end of Stockton as a thriving port; He ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)

He points out that, fromthe castle, visitors were able to appreciate the "extraordinary achievement of canalising the River Clwyd to allow boats to reach the castle from the sea".

'Waste plan will blight castle site' WALES by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

The Romans were a litigious lot and created a vast structure of law which saved the Republic by canalising disputes into the courts.

The rise and fall of the Roman Republic by Wedd, George / Contemporary Review

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