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channel noun 1 any natural or artificially constructed water course, eg the bed of a stream or an irrigation channel. 2 the part of a river, waterway, etc, that is deep enough for navigation by ships. 3 a wide stretch of water, especially between an island and a continent, eg the English Channel. 4 electronics a the frequency band that is assigned for sending or receiving a clear radio or television signal; b a path along which electrical signals flow. 5 a groove, furrow or any long narrow cut, especially one along which something moves. 6 computing the path along which electrical signals representing data flow. 7 (often channels) a means by which information, etc is communicated, obtained or received. 8 a course, project, etc into which some resource may be directed • a channel for one's energies. 9 (the Channel) the English Channel, the stretch of sea between England and France. verb (channelled, channelling) 1 to make a channel or channels in something. 2 to convey (a liquid, information, etc) through a channel. 3 to direct (a resource, eg talent, energy, money) into a course, project, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French chanel, from Latin canalis canal.