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Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date.
Cilla Black

Meaning of "the Channel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE CHANNEL

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WHAT DOES THE CHANNEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

the Channel

English Channel

The English Channel, often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about 560 km long and varies in width from 240 km at its widest to 33.1 km in the Strait of Dover. It is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe, covering an area of some 75,000 km2.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE CHANNEL

the Caribbean
the Caribbees
the Cariboo
the cash
the cat´s whiskers
the Caucasus
the Cenotaph
the Cenozoic
the Central Provinces
the Centre
the chair
the Channel Country
the charts
the chase
the chattering classes
the chop
the chuck
the cinema
the circuit
the City

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE CHANNEL

backchannel
Bristol Channel
cannel
channel
co-channel
cotton flannel
cross-Channel
distribution channel
drainage channel
English Channel
flannel
green channel
interchannel
Mozambique Channel
multichannel
North Channel
pay-cable channel
personnel
red channel
shipping channel
shopping channel

Synonyms and antonyms of the Channel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the Channel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE CHANNEL

Find out the translation of the Channel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the Channel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the Channel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

频道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el Canal
570 millions of speakers

English

the Channel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चैनल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قناة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

канал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o Canal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চ্যানেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la Manche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saluran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Channel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チャンネル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

채널
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing Kanal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Channel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேனல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चॅनेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il Canale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kanał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Канал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Canalul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η Μάγχη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die Kanaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Engelska kanalen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Channel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the Channel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CHANNEL»

The term «the Channel» is very widely used and occupies the 16.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of the Channel
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «the Channel».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE CHANNEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the Channel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the Channel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the Channel

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2 QUOTES WITH «THE CHANNEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the Channel.
1
Cilla Black
Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date.
2
David Walliams
I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE CHANNEL»

Discover the use of the Channel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the Channel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Channel Tunnel Story
This book tells the story of the project, based on the coverage in Construction News and with commentary taken from recent interviews with key project sources.
G Anderson, B. Roskrow, 2003
2
Engineering Geology of the Channel Tunnel
This book provides a comprehensive insight into the events which culminated in the first dry link between Britain and France. It describes the relationship between the site investigation, data interpretation and construction of the works.
Colin S. Harris, 1996
3
Engineering the Channel Tunnel
The Channel Tunnel may be the greatest engineering project in Europe this century. This book describes the tremendous engineering achievement of the construction of the tunnel.
Colin Kirkland, 1995
4
Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the ...
Stout offers the dramatic and inspiring story of Ederle's pursuit of a goal no one believed possible, and the price she paid.
Glenn Stout, 2009
5
Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your ...
And with this book as your guide, you'll quickly discover how marketing your ideas, services, or products across multiple channels can help develop and deepen customer relationships as well as improve your bottom line.
Michael Masterson, MaryEllen Tribby, 2008
6
The Channel Advantage
This book helps readers move decisively away from the notion of channel strategy as a sideline to the core business.
Tim Furey, Lawrence Friedman, 2012
7
The Channel Tunnel
A history of the building of the Channel Tunnel, which connects England and France, with emphasis on the difficulties of digging a tunnel where some engineers said it could not be done.
Sandy Donovan, 2003
8
Bridging Divides: The Channel Tunnel and English Legal ...
" "Bridging Divides" is about much more than an engineering feat.
Eve Darian-Smith, 1999
9
The Channel Tunnel: Tunnels
The eight refereed papers in this special issue of the ICE Proceedings provide a definitive record of the civil engineering management, design and construction of the UK section of the -u10 billion Channel Tunnel project.
‎1992
10
Out of the Channel: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince ...
Examines the Valdez oil spill in Alaska and efforts to alleviate the damage
John Keeble, 1999

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE CHANNEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the Channel is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Channel Tunnel disruption ends as Calais migrant activity falls
LONDON Eurotunnel said on Sunday it had resumed "normal service" and British police said they had lifted traffic management measures around the Channel ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
Ferry strike disrupts traffic across English Channel; migrants add to …
The ferry strike diverted vehicles to the Channel Tunnel, causing a massive traffic jam that was exacerbated when strikers entered part of the tunnel and set fires, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
3
UK scrambles jets as Russian planes and ships spotted
The Channel is used frequently and legitimately as a route by Russian warships but NATO countries are on alert over fears that Moscow could attempt to ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
4
Channel Tunnel closed and services hit after lorry fire
Passengers are facing severe disruption after the Channel Tunnel was closed following a fire on a lorry. Eurostar and Eurotunnel, which run trains through the ... «BBC News, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The Channel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-channel>. May 2024 ».
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