Usage of "canalise" | TermGallery

português

catalão

Direct the flow of.

Usage of canalise in inglês

They canalise for their own security a torrent which, undisciplined, would serve but to destroy. 
 Avril: Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance 

We plan to canalise any invasions there are.' 
 The Human Factor 

Instead of canalising rivers and erecting barriers in anticipation of torrential weather events, they attempt to work with nature. 
 The Irish Times 

At first sight it appeared to me that the line of the Oise and its tributary canalised waters offered such an opportunity. 
 1914 

Another is on the Lea River in East London, helping those on foot and bike use sections of canalised riverbank without a towpath. 
 The Guardian 

Objections lodged Fish Island comprises a few narrow lanes enclosed by the A12 and the river Lea navigation (a canalised river). 
 The Guardian 

Here are a few: The Somme, known for the WWI battle in the area, where part of the river is canalised and easy to explore. 
 News.com.au 

Frequent collocations

canalise any invasions

Translations for canalise

português

canalizar

catalão

canalitzar

Canalise through the time

Interface language

Meanings of canalise in inglês