CANALLER Definition & Meaning

canaller

[ kuh-nal-er, -naw-ler ]

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noun

a freight boat built for use on canals.
a worker on a canal boat, especially one that formerly plied the Erie Canal.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of canaller¹

First recorded in 1860–65; canal + -er ¹

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The propeller blades of a good canaller will move twelve to fifteen miles, in their line of spiral movement, to get two to three miles headway for the boat.

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