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channel
noun
a
television
or
radio
station
that
broadcasts
on
a
particular
frequency
•
Turn
to
channel
5
;
the
movie
is
starting
.
Turn
to
channel
5
;
the
movie
is
starting
.
•
Jenna
listens
to
the
morning
news
on
her
favorite
channel
while
cooking
breakfast
.
Jenna
listens
to
the
morning
news
on
her
favorite
channel
while
cooking
breakfast
.
From
Old
French
“
chanel
”,
from
Latin
“
canalis
”
meaning
‘
pipe
,
groove
,
waterway
’.
noun
a
narrow
stretch
of
water
or
a
deep
path
in
a
river
,
sea
,
or
harbor
that
ships
or
water
can
move
through
•
A
narrow
channel
allowed
small
boats
to
reach
the
hidden
lake
.
A
narrow
channel
allowed
small
boats
to
reach
the
hidden
lake
.
•
Large
ships
must
stay
inside
the
deep
shipping
channel
near
the
harbor
.
Large
ships
must
stay
inside
the
deep
shipping
channel
near
the
harbor
.
Same
root
as
Sense
1
,
originally
referring
to
a
physical
watercourse
.
noun
a
way
,
method
,
or
system
used
to
communicate
,
deliver
,
or
achieve
something
•
Email
is
the
fastest
channel
for
sending
the
documents
.
Email
is
the
fastest
channel
for
sending
the
documents
.
•
Social
media
has
become
an
important
marketing
channel
for
small
businesses
.
Social
media
has
become
an
important
marketing
channel
for
small
businesses
.
Extended
figurative
sense
from
the
idea
of
something
flowing
through
a
physical
channel
.
verb
-
channel
,
channeling
,
channels
,
channeled
to
direct
something
such
as
money
,
energy
,
or
feelings
toward
a
particular
purpose
or
place
•
The
organization
channeled
all
its
funds
into
building
new
schools
.
The
organization
channeled
all
its
funds
into
building
new
schools
.
•
She
channeled
her
anger
into
writing
powerful
poems
.
She
channeled
her
anger
into
writing
powerful
poems
.
Figurative
use
of
the
noun
sense
:
something
flows
along
a
prepared
path
.
verb
-
channel
,
channeling
,
channels
,
channeled
to
imitate
or
express
the
style
,
character
,
or
spirit
of
another
person
or
thing
•
The
actor
channeled
Charlie
Chaplin
in
his
silent
comedy
performance
.
The
actor
channeled
Charlie
Chaplin
in
his
silent
comedy
performance
.
•
During
the
meeting
,
she
channeled
her
inner
lawyer
and
spoke
with
surprising
authority
.
During
the
meeting
,
she
channeled
her
inner
lawyer
and
spoke
with
surprising
authority
.
Modern
figurative
extension
:
to
let
someone
’
s
qualities
‘
flow
through
’
you
like
a
current
in
a
channel
.
English Channel
noun
-
English
Channel
the
stretch
of
sea
between
southern
England
and
northern
France
•
She
swam
across
the
English
Channel
to
raise
money
for
charity
.
She
swam
across
the
English
Channel
to
raise
money
for
charity
.
•
The
ferry
crossed
the
English
Channel
in
just
ninety
minutes
.
The
ferry
crossed
the
English
Channel
in
just
ninety
minutes
.
Named
after
the
people
of
England
;
recorded
in
English
since
the
17th
century
.
