Definition of channel

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Channel (n.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British Channel..

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Channel :: Channel (n.) The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vessels..
Channeling :: Channeling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Channe.
Kennel :: Kennel (n.) The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a gutter; also, a puddle..
Geat :: Geat (n.) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting.
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..
Groove :: Groove (v. t.) To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.
Gulleting :: Gulleting (n.) A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels.
Kill :: Kill (n.) A channel or arm of the sea; a river; a stream; as, the channel between Staten Island and Bergen Neck is the Kill van Kull, or the Kills; -- used also in composition; as, Schuylkill, Catskill, etc..
Cut :: Cut (n.) A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad..
Trough :: Trough (n.) Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc..
Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel..
Race :: Race (n.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc..
Shoot :: Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course..
Arterial :: Arterial (a.) Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad..
Bass :: Bass (n.) The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciaena ocellata). See Redfish..
Waterway :: Waterway (n.) Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides, forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed..
Telepathy :: Telepathy (n.) The sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation..
Channel :: Channel (n.) Flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks..
Corona :: Corona (n.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column..
Whirlpool :: Whirlpool (n.) An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a depression or cavity in the center, into which floating objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or the like..
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