On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Alex Mauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Karl Newman wrote: > > Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US, the > > usage of "canal" is different. They're almost never navigable, and even > > small drainage ditches are commonly called "canals". Almost no-one here > > would call any kind of waterway a "drain". Definitely clarify that on > > the Wiki. > > I've never heard a non-navigable waterway referred to as a canal, here > in the Midwest USA. I've only what you're describing called a "drainage > ditch" (as you said) or "irrigation ditch" depending on their intended > purpose. "ditch" is IMO a reasonable combination of the two (since the > intended purpose is generally not immediately obvious) > > -Alex Mauer "hawke" > If you do a search for "irrigation canal" or "drainage canal" you'll see plenty of images that show the kinds of waterways I'm thinking of. Many could be called a ditch, but canal is commonly used too (around here in California anyway). Interestingly, Wikipedia refers to an aqueduct as a specialized kind of canal for supplying water. Karl
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