Panama Canal

noun

a canal extending southeast from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across the Isthmus of Panama. 40 miles (64 kilometers) long.

Panama Canal

noun

a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans: extends from Colón on the Caribbean Sea southeast to Balboa on the Gulf of Panama; built by the US (1904–14), after an unsuccessful previous attempt (1880–89) by the French under de Lesseps. Length: 64 km (40 miles)

Panama Canal

Waterway across the Isthmus of Panama. The canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean . The United States built it from 1904 to 1914 on territory leased from Panama .

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Conflict between the United States and Panama has centered on control of the canal; a treaty was signed in 1977 returning control of the Canal Zone to Panama in 2000. Since that time, Panama has agreed to neutral operation of the canal.

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Trump accused China of operating the Panama Canal, which is run by a Hong Kong-based firm, and vowed to take it back.

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The president has repeatedly said he sees the Danish territory, as well as the Panama Canal, as vital to U.S. national security.

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Panama has become unexpectedly newsworthy lately, not for triumphs of international parasitic fly control but because President Donald Trump has spoken frequently about "taking back" the Panama Canal.

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Some see a pattern in Trump's designs on Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal – one that reflects a dramatic change in how the US sees itself in the world.

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Trump has also ordered the United States military to develop plans to seize the Panama Canal.

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