Channel ˈtʃænl Communication Water Tonight Movie/Sports Proper Diplomatic

• what's on channel 4 tonight?
• a movie/sports channel
• to change/switch channels
• terrestrial/satellite channels

channel

1. a television station
• What's on Channel 4 tonight?
• a movie/sports channel
• to change/switch channels
2. a band of radio waves used for broadcasting television or radio programmes
• terrestrial/satellite channels
3. 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.
• Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.
4. an electric circuit that acts as a path for a signal
• an audio channel
5. a way of expressing ideas and feelings
• The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.
• Music is a great channel for releasing your emotions.
6. a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc.
• drainage channels in the rice fields
7. a deep passage of water in a river or near the coast that can be used as route for ships
8. a passage of water that connects two areas of water, especially two seas
• See related entries: Coastlines and the sea
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/coastlines_and_the_sea/channel_2
• the Bristol Channel
9. the area of sea between England and France, also known as the English Channel
• the Channel Tunnel
• cross-Channel ferries
• news from across the Channel (= from France)

Extra Examples

• I changed channels when the news came on.
• If you want a visa, you will have to go through the proper channels.
• Irrigation channels supply the crops with water.
• Journalists always have indirect channels for getting information.
• Last year, the company launched its own TV channel.
• Lily surfed the channels on the television.
• She first tried to get a doctor’s certificate through official channels.
• The estate has fountains and water channels.
• The government hopes to settle the dispute through diplomatic channels.
• The government is watching economic developments across the Channel with great interest.
• There’s an interesting documentary on Channel 4 tonight.
• This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.
• We crossed the Channel in stormy weather.
• an effective channel for communication
• attempts to open up new channels of communication
• worldwide distribution channels
• A channel is being dug to divert the river.
• Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
• Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.
• The drainage channels had survived since the Roman occupation.
• The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students.
• What’s on Channel 4 tonight?
• a movie/sports channel
• terrestrial/satellite/cable/digital channels

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin. Compare with canal.