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No I don't think there's a reason. Possibly that the primary sense of a canal is to transport things and this is to transport water. But that's the other sense
by halJordan 4y ago
No I don't think there's a reason. Possibly that the primary sense of a canal is to transport things and this is to transport water. But that's the other sense of the word. I blame it on the firing of copy editors. Maybe this is another thing chatgpt can save us from.
- frosted-flakes 4y agoAqueduct (noun) A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.