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The correct spelling is channels.
How to pronounce channels
noun
IPA: /ˈtʃænəlz/
Say it like: Cha-nne-ls
The correct spelling is channels. The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. For example: "The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel."
Usage Examples
“The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.”
“A channel was dredged to allow ocean-going vessels to reach the city.”
“We were careful to keep our boat in the channel.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
- 2.The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
- 3.The navigable part of a river.
- 4.A narrow body of water between two land masses.
- 5.Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
verb
- 1.To make or cut a channel or groove in.
- 2.To direct or guide along a desired course.
- 3.(of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.
- 4.To follow as a model, especially in a performance.
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