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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 band of frequencies of sufficient width for a single radio or television communication. g. : channeler. h. : an account on an online media sharing or streaming service from which one can make media content (such as videos) available to others using the service.
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.
If you do something through a particular channel, or particular channels, that is the system or organization that you use to achieve your aims or to communicate.
CHANNEL definition: 1. a television or radio station (= broadcasting company) 2. a long, narrow passage for water or…. Learn more.
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.
Channel definition: the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.. See examples of CHANNEL used in a sentence.
channel. channel something (into something) to direct money, feelings, ideas, etc. towards a particular thing or purpose. He channels his aggression into sport. channel something (through something) to send money, help, etc. using a particular route. Money for the project will be channelled through local government.
Definition of channel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. channel. noun. OPAL W. /ˈtʃænl/ on television/radio. [countable]a television station. a television/TV channel. cable/digital/satellite channels. a news channel. a music/sports/movie channel. to change/switch channels. on a channelWhat's on Channel 4 tonight?
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.
