Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: channel
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ænəl]
Pronunciations of channel
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: channel, transmission_channel
    Meaning: a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company"
  • Synonyms: channel
    Meaning: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel
    Meaning: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
Usage examples
  • "The Channel!" said the man in yellow.
  • And another thing, leave this channel open when you go.
  • There must be some channel for their aspirations to flow through--- Ah!
  • The English Channel is a holy terror, all right, but it didn't affect me.
  • "Yes, the same kind that was used to cross the English Channel," interjected Mr. Sharp.
  • Soon the creek swung out from the ridge and cut a circuitous channel through a small swamp.
  • That Shoreham smack's thinking of her supper.' The children looked across the darkening Channel.
  • They learned much about Britain; for trading vessels, even at that early day, crossed the Channel.
  • Genji sounded her, through a certain channel, whether she would not be willing to be useful to him.
  • There was a fearful crush of fish in the channel, and much elbowing with fins and twisting of tails.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth I of England, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Island fox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cyclone Elita, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording RMS Titanic, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William the Conqueror, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2012 phenomenon, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ottoman Empire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Audio description, License CC BY-SA 4.0