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 Îles 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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