Meaning of "the Channel" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF THE CHANNEL

the Channel

WHAT DOES THE CHANNEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

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
• Translator English - Spanish: el Canal
• English: the Channel
• Translator English - Hindi: चैनल
• Translator English - Arabic: قناة
• Translator English - Russian: канал
• Translator English - Portuguese: o Canal
• Translator English - Bengali: চ্যানেল
• Translator English - French: la Manche
• Translator English - Malay: Saluran
• Translator English - German: der Channel
• Translator English - Japanese: チャンネル
• Translator English - Korean: 채널
• Translator English - Javanese: Ing Kanal
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Channel
• Translator English - Tamil: சேனல்
• Translator English - Marathi: चॅनेल
• Translator English - Turkish: Kanal
• Translator English - Italian: il Canale
• Translator English - Polish: Kanał
• Translator English - Ukrainian: Канал
• Translator English - Romanian: Canalul
• Translator English - Greek: η Μάγχη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: die Kanaal
• Translator English - Swedish: Engelska kanalen
• Translator English - Norwegian: Channel

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bridging Divides: The Channel Tunnel and English Legal ...

" "Bridging Divides" is about much more than an engineering feat.

Eve Darian-Smith, 1999

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

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.

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»

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»

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»

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»