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- pronunciation:
- chae
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noun |
| definition 1: |
If there is something on TV that you don't like, maybe you will change the channel so you can watch something different.
Mark's favorite TV channel is the sports channel. The sports channel shows all the games he likes to watch.- similar words:
- frequency, station
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| definition 2: |
A channel is a long, narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water. There are natural channels that connect bodies of water like seas and oceans, and there are smaller man-made channels also.
The English Channel is a body of water that lies between the countries of England and France. This channel connects the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
- synonyms:
- waterway
- similar words:
- aqueduct, canal, narrows, passage, strait
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| definition 3: |
A channel is the deepest part of a body of water.
They steered the heavy boat down the channel.- similar words:
- waterway
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| related words: |
creek, lane, main, narrow, pass, tube |
| derivation: |
channeler (n.) |
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