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canal vs watercourse

watercourse vs canal

canal and watercourse both are nouns.

canal is a verb but watercourse is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
canal Yes No Yes No
watercourse Yes No No No
As nouns, watercourse is a hypernym of canal; that is, watercourse is a word with a broader meaning than canal:
  • canal: long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
  • watercourse: a conduit through which water flows
Other hypernyms of canal include waterway.
canal (noun) watercourse (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation a conduit through which water flows
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion natural or artificial channel through which water flows
canal (verb) watercourse (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal
Difference between canal and watercourse

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