Chesapeake and Delaware Canal: Meaning and Definition of

Ches'apeake and Del'aware Canal'

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  1. a canal between N Delaware and NE Maryland, connecting the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. ab. 19 mi. (31 km) long.
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