channels

/ˈtʃænəlz/ · noun

Meaning

The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
The navigable part of a river.
A narrow body of water between two land masses.
Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
To make or cut a channel or groove in.
To direct or guide along a desired course.
(of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.
To follow as a model, especially in a performance.
The wale of a sailing ship which projects beyond the gunwale and to which the shrouds attach via the chains. One of the flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.
Formal lines of command and procedure.

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