1 chan·nel
Pronounced:
/ˈtʃænl̟/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural chan·nelsMeaning:
[count] 1 : a television or radio station ▪ The TV program airs at 8:00 p.m. on Channel 5. ▪ Change the channel, please. ▪ What is your favorite radio channel? ▪ a movie/news/sports channel
2 a : a system used for sending something (such as information or supplies) from one place or person to another ▪ E-mail is a channel of communication. —often plural ▪ To make a complaint, you will need to go through (the) official/proper channels. ▪ the ordinary channels of trade ▪ the army's distribution/supply channels b : a way of expressing your ideas, feelings, etc., to other people ▪ Art provides a channel for creativity. ▪ Music became a channel for her emotions.
3 : a path, tube, or long narrow place where water flows ▪ A system of irrigation channels brings water to the fields.
4 : a deep part of a river, harbor, or other body of water where ships can go ▪ a narrow channel of the Mississippi River
5 : a narrow area of the sea between two large areas of land that are close together ▪ We took a ferryboat across the English Channel to France.
2 a : a system used for sending something (such as information or supplies) from one place or person to another ▪ E-mail is a channel of communication. —often plural ▪ To make a complaint, you will need to go through (the) official/proper channels. ▪ the ordinary channels of trade ▪ the army's distribution/supply channels b : a way of expressing your ideas, feelings, etc., to other people ▪ Art provides a channel for creativity. ▪ Music became a channel for her emotions.
3 : a path, tube, or long narrow place where water flows ▪ A system of irrigation channels brings water to the fields.
4 : a deep part of a river, harbor, or other body of water where ships can go ▪ a narrow channel of the Mississippi River
5 : a narrow area of the sea between two large areas of land that are close together ▪ We took a ferryboat across the English Channel to France.