channelized
Guided into pathways
Channelized means directed into a defined path or channel.
Water is channelized when confined to a straightened course rather than allowed to flow naturally.
Traffic is channelized when lanes or barriers guide vehicles into specific paths.
The word applies to any flow—physical, financial, or abstract—that has been deliberately structured rather than left to find its own way: The grant channelized funding toward approved research areas.
Shallow excavated channel
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- flumeConstructed water channel
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- sluiceGated water conduit
gutter · trough · conduit · streambed · watercourse · spillway · millrace · raceway
Long-distance fluid transport tube
- ductworkHVAC distribution channels
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
fiber-optic · network · grid · circuitry · telecommunications · ventilation · HVAC · distribution
Surface flow from precipitation
- runoffExcess water drainage
- drainageLiquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- sewerUnderground drainage pipe
levee · embankment · retention · detention · catchment · watershed · outflow · discharge
Directing attention narrowly
- funneledDirected through narrow opening
- guidedLed with assistance
- steeredControlled direction of travel
- concentratedGathered or intensified
aimed · targeted · routed · diverted · redirected · streamlined · marshaled · coordinated
ditch
Shallow excavated channel
- culvertTunnel for water passage
- flumeConstructed water channel
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
sluice · gutter · trough · conduit · streambed · watercourse · spillway · millrace · raceway · headrace
pipeline
Long-distance fluid transport tube
wiring · fiber-optic · network · grid · circuitry · telecommunications · ventilation · HVAC · distribution · utility
stormwater
Surface flow from precipitation
- runoffExcess water drainage
- drainageLiquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
sewer · levee · embankment · retention · detention · catchment · watershed · outflow · discharge · riprap
focused
Directing attention narrowly
- funneledDirected through narrow opening
- guidedLed with assistance
- steeredControlled direction of travel
concentrated · aimed · targeted · routed · diverted · redirected · streamlined · marshaled · coordinated · controlled
waterway
Navigable route for vessels
dredged · navigable · charted · beacon · seamark · pilotage · shipping · harbor · passage · strait
channelizeddispersed
Spread widely apart
diffused · scattered · spread out · dissipated · unchanneled
channelizedunorganized
Lacking systematic arrangement
disorganized · chaotic · haphazard · random · unsystematic
channelizedmeandering
Following a winding course
natural · free-flowing · braided · wild · unstraightened