canalisation
noun/ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/
Etymology From canalise + -ation.
1
Usually The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation.1857, Charles Lamb Kenney, The Gates of the East: Ten Chapters on the Isthmus of Suez Canal, page 18:
2
Usually The management of something using defined channels of communication.
- Derived terms
- decanalisation, recanalisation