The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CANALIZE
canal, canalize, canalise
(verb) provide (a city) with a canal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
canalize (third-person singular simple present canalizes, present participle canalizing, simple past and past participle canalized)
Alternative spelling of canalise
Source: Wiktionary
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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