Canal Zone

Speech parts

1. Canal Zone - Noun

2. Canal Zone - Proper noun

Meaning

a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Panama Canal Zone area of the channel channel area channel zone canal area channel region region of the channel

Related terms

canaliculate canalize canaliculus torrid zone war zone temperate zone

Examples

I took the Canal Zone and let Congress debate; and while the debate goes on, the canal does also. Theodore Roosevelt

A U.S. government commission, the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC), was established to oversee constructionsfn and was given control of the Panama Canal Zone, over which the United States exercised sovereignty. Source: Internet

Both Gatun Lake and Madden Lake (also filled with water from the Río Chagres) provide hydroelectricity to the former Canal Zone area. Source: Internet

Nasser ordered a retreat from the Sinai which allowed the Israelis to wreak havoc and drive on the Canal; on 5 November British and French parachute landings began in the Canal Zone; but by 7 November U.S. pressure had forced an end to the fighting. Source: Internet

Gorgas' work in the sanitation of the Canal Zone and the cities of Panama and Colon eventually made him sought after internationally. Source: Internet

Many Panamanians felt that the Canal Zone rightfully belonged to Panama; student protests were met by the fencing-in of the zone and an increased military presence there. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

canal sickness Canal Street canal structure canal-side walkway canalage Canale