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n (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion n a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretio…

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  1. n (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion n a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance n long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation v provide (a city) with a canal