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- Dictionarychannel/ˈtʃanl/
noun
- 1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. Similar
- 2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
verb
- 1. direct towards a particular end or object: "the council is to channel public funds into training schemes" Similar
- 2. (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit): "she was channelling the spirit of Billie Holiday"
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a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along: There are irrigation channels all over this flat agricultural land. The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel. the Channel.
: a way, course, or direction of thought or action. new channels of exploration. f. : a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication.
A channel is a passageway, a means of access for a thing, a communication, or an idea. Think of a channel as sort of a tunnel or a funnel that moves something directly through. The noun channel can be used for many such avenues.
a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along: There are irrigation channels all over this flat agricultural land. The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel. the Channel.
noun. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water. the deeper part of a waterway. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island. a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel. a route through which anything passes or progresses:
1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. 2. a navigable route between two bodies of water. 3. the deeper part of a waterway. 4. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island. 5. a course into which something may be directed: to direct a conversation to a new channel.
If you channel money or resources into something, you arrange for them to be used for that thing, rather than for a wider range of things. He wants a system set up to channel funds to the poor countries.
CHANNEL definition: 1. a television or radio station (= broadcasting company) 2. a long, narrow passage for water or…. Learn more.
Definition of channel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Pronoun. Filter. noun. channels. The bed of a running stream, river, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The deeper part of a river, harbor, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A broad strait, especially one that connects two seas. American Heritage. A body of water joining two larger bodies of water. Webster's New World
