Panama Canal
Speech parts
1. Panama Canal - Noun
2. Panama Canal - Proper noun
Meaning
a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
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Examples
Who's Britannica to tell me that the Panama Canal was built in 1914? If I want to say that it was built in 1941, that's my right as an American.
The most important event I covered was the Panama Canal debate, which dragged on for months.
When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.
Regarding the Panama Canal Treaty negotiations, they will find us standing up or dead, but never on our knees; NEVER!
My revenge is living well... I want to go get on a freighter and go through the Panama Canal. All I've ever wanted in my life is freedom and access. I like being backstage and watching the weird, human drama of all of these strange personalities that politics attracts.
Afro-Caribbean ) nationalities, in which thousands of Barbadian and Jamaican workers played a role in the construction of the Panama Canal.