- (v.t.) To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels in; to groove.
- (v.t.) To course through or over, as in a channel.
- (n.) A strait or narrow sea, between two portions of lands; as, the British 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.
- (n.) That through which anything passes; means of passing, conveying or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to us by different channels.
- (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.
- (n.) The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.
- (n.) A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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