Antonyms for channel


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : chan-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃæn l


Definition of channel

Origin :
  • early 14c., "bed of running water," from Old French chanel "bed of a waterway; tube, pipe, gutter," from Latin canalis "groove, channel, waterpipe" (see canal). Given a broader, figurative sense 1530s (of information, commerce, etc.); meaning "circuit for telegraph communication" (1848) probably led to that of "band of frequency for radio or TV signals" (1928). The Channel Islands are the French ÃŽles Anglo-Normandes.
  • noun pathway, usually containing water
  • noun means
  • verb direct, guide
Example sentences :
  • Martin smiled cynically as he let his thoughts drift along this channel.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • On the other side of the Channel a vast literature on the subject has sprung up.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Next morning, however, we saw her at anchor in the channel that leads to Kingston.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • This was blocking the channel, and there was no more chance for getting off in that way.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Agreeing to this plan they crossed the channel and camped at Klu-quilth-coose.
  • Extract from : « Indian Legends of Vancouver Island » by Alfred Carmichael
  • The least fissure in the latter would have inundated the channel.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
  • In them do the common occupations of life find niche and channel.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • In the Channel Islands bodies were often placed in a kneeling position.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Miss Manette, had you any conversation with the prisoner on that passage across the Channel?
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Frank did not know the channel, and he had to trust to luck.
  • Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Synonyms for channel

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