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canal vs passageway

passageway vs canal

canal and passageway both are nouns.

canal is a verb but passageway is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
passageway Yes No No No
As nouns, passageway is a hypernym of canal; that is, passageway is a word with a broader meaning than canal:
  • canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
  • passageway: a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
Other hypernyms of canal include passage.
canal (noun) passageway (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation a passage between rooms or between buildings
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
canal (verb) passageway (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between canal and passageway

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