the Panama Canal
/ðə ˌpænəmɑː kəˈnæl/
/ðə ˌpænəmɑː kəˈnæl/
- a canal through Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was built by the US and completed in 1914. The canal together with the area surrounding it, the Panama Canal Zone, was controlled by the US until 1999, when it was returned to Panama. The canal is 51 miles/82 kilometres long and of great importance to world trade.
巴拿马运河：穿过巴拿马的连接大西洋和太平洋的运河。它由美国建造，并于1914年完工。运河及其周围地区，即巴拿马运河区，一直由美国控制，直到1999年才返回巴拿马。运河长51英里/ 82公里，对世界贸易至关重要。