'Canalization' definitions:

Definition of 'canalization'

From: WordNet
noun
The production of a canal or a conversion to canals [syn: canalization, canalisation]
noun
Management through specified channels of communication [syn: channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation]

Definition of 'Canalization'

From: GCIDE
  • Canalization \Ca*nal`i*za"tion\, n. Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals. [R.] [1913 Webster]