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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A ship canal, about 82 km (51 mi) long, crossing the Isthmus of Panama and connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It was begun by the French in 1881, but the project was abandoned in 1889. The United States gained construction rights after Panama declared its independence in 1903, and the canal was opened to traffic on August 15, 1914. A 1977 treaty granted Panama full sovereignty over the canal effective December 31, 1999.
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- proper noun A major
man-made canal inPanama that connects theAtlantic andPacific Oceans .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
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The 50-mile-long shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans known as the Panama Canal was a project so big, so daunting, so seemingly impossible that some say its completion by the USA in 1914 marked the emergence of America as a world superpower.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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We also got to play on another new map called Panama Canal, which is a shipping yard set on the famous maritime passageway in Central America.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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We also got to play on another new map called Panama Canal, which is a shipping yard set on the famous maritime passageway in Central America.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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We also got to play on another new map called Panama Canal, which is a shipping yard set on the famous maritime passageway in Central America.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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We also got to play on another new map called Panama Canal, which is a shipping yard set on the famous maritime passageway in Central America.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2009
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West Coast ports will see increased competition from the Panama Canal, which is undergoing a bigger-than-expected expansion due to be completed in 2014, Drewry said.
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West Coast ports will see increased competition from the Panama Canal, which is undergoing a bigger-than-expected expansion due to be completed in 2014, Drewry said.
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West Coast ports will see increased competition from the Panama Canal, which is undergoing a bigger-than-expected expansion due to be completed in 2014, Drewry said.
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Best known for being home to the architectural feat called the Panama Canal, this lively Latin American city is just a stone's throw from some of Central America's richest rain forests.
Tip Sheet 2007
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Panama Canal set for $7. 5bn revamp'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'For nearly 100 years the Panama Canal has been a key link in international shipping routes, handling an estimated 5% of world trade each year.'
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Panama Canal set for $7.5bn revamp 2006
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