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- Dictionarychannel/ˈtʃanl/
noun
- 1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. Similar
- 2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
verb
- 1. direct towards a particular end or object: "the council is to channel public funds into training schemes" Similar
- 2. (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit): "she was channelling the spirit of Billie Holiday"
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a range of frequencies (= the numbers of waves produced within a particular period, especially one second) used to broadcast signals or radio or television programmes, especially those used by a particular station: Pilots are supposed to monitor one of two emergency radio channels in case they need to communicate with fighter interceptors.
: a way, course, or direction of thought or action. new channels of exploration. f. : a band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication.
A channel is a passageway, a means of access for a thing, a communication, or an idea. Think of a channel as sort of a tunnel or a funnel that moves something directly through. The noun channel can be used for many such avenues.
a passage for water or other liquids to flow along, or a part of a river or other area of water that is deep and wide enough to provide a route for ships to travel along: There are irrigation channels all over this flat agricultural land. The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel. the Channel.
noun. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water. the deeper part of a waterway. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island. a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel. a route through which anything passes or progresses:
CHANNEL definition: 1. a television or radio station (= broadcasting company) 2. a long, narrow passage for water or…. Learn more.
If you channel money or resources into something, you arrange for them to be used for that thing, rather than for a wider range of things. He wants a system set up to channel funds to the poor countries.
1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. 2. a navigable route between two bodies of water. 3. the deeper part of a waterway. 4. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island. 5. a course into which something may be directed: to direct a conversation to a new channel.
channel something to carry or send water, light, etc. through a passage. A sensor channels the light signal along an optical fibre. spirit/character. channel somebody to act as a medium (= a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people) for somebody.
a method or system that people use to get information, to communicate, or to send something somewhere. Complaints must be made through the proper channels. The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students. The company has worldwide distribution channels.
