panama canal

English Thesaurus

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

instance hypernym	:	ship canal, shipway,
definition	:	a canal large enough for seagoing vessels (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	panama, republic of panama,
definition	:	a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903 (noun.location)