GEOGRAPHICAL DEFINITIONS. 15

Are our roads here, the same as those Roads where ships lie at
anchor? Why not? Can you explain to me the difference?
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Q. What is a Canal?
A. It is a channel or ditch dug through a part of
the country, and filled with water, to afford an easy
and cheap conveyance of goods in boats and vessels,
from one place to another; as the Grand Western
or Erie Canal, Middlesex Canal, Farmington Canal.

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