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Definition of Panama Canal

1. Noun. A ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914).

Definition of Panama Canal

1. Proper noun. A major man-made canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panama Canal

Literary usage of Panama Canal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Nation 102: 220 F 24 '16 •NY« oteo Panama canal; Panama Canal Zone Architecture Old churches of Panama. CP Kimball. 11 Arch Rec 39:536-50 Je '16: Same cond. ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Nature 98:22-3 S 7 '16 Panama Canal, The (formerly Panama Canal Zone) Life in the Canal Zone. C: F. Saunders. 11 Travel 28:32-6 Mr '17 Sanitary affairs ..."

3. Industrial Arts Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1914)
"Scl Am 109:26 Jl 12 '13 Panama canal; some Interesting mechanical features. F. П. Jones, il map diags Mach 19:571-9 Ар '13 Planning for commerce via Panama ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The relations of the original Panama Canal Company to the New Panama Canal Company were set forth, and the opinion expressed that the New Panama Canal ..."

5. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"Theodore C. Hinckley, of Panama, Canal Zone, and Joseph W. Bailey, of Washington, D. On f°r defendant In error. Mr. Justice HOLMES delivered the opinion of ..."

6. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1911)
"Panama canal. Archer, W: Through Afro-America. «$3. (*10s. 6d.) 40. Dutton. ... Panama canal zone. Fiction. Weir, HC With the flag In Panama. $1.50. ..."

7. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"The Dream of the Centuries A Brief History of the Panama Canal Idea Since ... The Panama Canal will receive ships just 400 years after the first vessels ..."

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