YUCATN CHANNEL

Meaning of YUCATN CHANNEL in English

strait connecting the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, extending for 135 miles (217 km) between Cape Catoche, Mexico, and Cape San Antonio, Cuba. The north and south equatorial currents enter the channel from the southeast and form the beginnings of the Gulf Stream in the Gulf of Mexico.

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CHANNEL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Beagle Channel Bristol Channel Channel Islands Channel Tunnel English Channel the Channel {{link=Mozambique Channel">Mozambique …
Английский словарь Британика
CHANNEL — I. ˈchan ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chanel, from Old French, from Latin canalis pipe, channel …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHANNEL — channel 1 — channeler; esp. Brit., channeller , n. /chan"l/ , n. , v. , channeled, channeling or ( esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHANNEL — I. ˈcha-n ə l noun Etymology: Middle English chanel, from Anglo-French, from Latin canalis channel — more at canal Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHANNEL — noun a gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column. 2. channel ·vt to course through or over, as in …
Webster English vocab
YUCATN — estada (state), northern Yucatn Peninsula, southeastern Mexico. It is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Mexico, on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHANNEL — / ˈtʃænl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ON TELEVISION / RADIO 1. [ C ] a television station …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANNEL — I. chan ‧ nel 1 S3 W2 AC /ˈtʃænl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHANNEL — ( channels, channelling, channelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHANNEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a line/channel of communication (= a way of exchanging information, especially in an organization …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHANNEL — n. stream channel Beagle Channel Bristol Channel Channel Islands Channel Tunnel English Channel the Channel Mozambique Channel Robeson Channel Saint …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHANNEL — 1. сущ. 1) канал 2) сток; сточная канава (искусственное сооружение, по которому стекает или течет вода) Syn : gutter 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHANNEL — channel.ogg 1. ʹtʃænl n 1. 1> канал channel for irrigation - ирригационный канал 2> русло, фарватер; проток rivers cut their …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHANNEL — 1) канал 2) водоток; русло; фарватер 3) сток, сточная канава || рыть сточную канаву 4) жёлоб; выемка, паз || устраивать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHANNEL — 1) канал 2) водоток; русло; фарватер 3) сток, сточная канава || рыть сточную канаву 4) жёлоб; выемка, паз || устраивать жёлоб; вырезать паз 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CHANNEL — 1) канал 2) русло; фарватер; водоток 3) канава; траншея 4) выемка; желоб 5) желобок; канавка; бороздка 6) метал швеллер 7) метал боров (часть дымохода) 8) выбирать паз; …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHANNEL — channel сущ.1) канал 2) сток; сточная канава (искусственное сооружение, по которому стекает или течет вода) Syn:gutter 3) пролив (English )Channel …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHANNEL — 1. ʹtʃænl n 1. 1> канал channel for irrigation - ирригационный канал 2> русло, фарватер; проток rivers cut their own …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHANNEL — 1) канал; желобок 2) паз; выемка || прорезать пазы 3) швеллер 4) канал связи, информационный канал || передавать информацию 5) …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
CHANNEL — 1) канал; желобок 2) паз; выемка || прорезать пазы 3) швеллер 4) канал связи, информационный канал || передавать информацию 5) проводящий канал • - afterburning channel - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
CHANNEL — 1) канал; канавка 2) цитол. (мембранный) канал 3) энт. штрих; вдавленная линия; бороздка 4) ход • - calcium channel - calcium-dependent potassium channel - cell communication channel - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHANNEL — 1) канал; канавка 2) цитол. (мембранный) канал 3) энт. штрих; вдавленная линия; бороздка 4) ход • - calcium channel - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHANNEL — 1) канал; канава 2) водоток 3) фарватер; русло; пролив 4) швеллер, швеллерный профиль 5) борозда; водосточный лоток 6) выемка, паз, жёлоб, канавка 7) коммуникационный канал 8) мн. …
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
CHANNEL — канал - discharge channel - effluent channel - fire channel - geophone channel - guide channel - gun barrel channel - low-velocity channel - mud channel - noise seismic …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
CHANNEL — 1) канал 2) канал связи, информационный канал 3) дорожка • - adjacent channel - audio channel - backward channel - back channel - band-limited channel - bearer channel - block-multiplexed …
Англо-Русский словарь по вычислительной технике и программированию
CHANNEL — 1) канал; источник; средство (связи, информации) 2) канализировать; направлять ( напр. капиталовложения) 3) ТМО канал; одноканальная система (массового обслуживания) - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
CHANNEL — 1) русло, канал, водоток; фарватер; пролив 2) швеллер 3) лоток, открытая дренажная труба; кювет, траншея, канава 4) выемка, паз, жёлоб, …
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
CHANNEL — 1) радиоканал, полоса частот шириной 10 кГц, предоставленная службам радиосвязи 2) ТВ-канал, полоса частот шириной 6 МГц, предоставленная службам ТВ-вещания 3) тракт 4) …
Англо-Русский словарь по телекоммуникациям
CHANNEL — 1) канал, пролив, фарватер 2) русло, жолоб, выемка, швеллер, швеллерное железо - across channel - buoy а channel - channel …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
CHANNEL — канал; паз - closed channel - drop channel - fuel channel - glass channel - glass-run channel - oil channel - ring channel - wind channel
Англо-Русский автомобильный словарь - Руссо
CHANNEL — канал (связи, передачи информации) см. analog data channel см. arbitrarily varying channel см. authentication channel см. backward channel см. band-limited …
Англо-Русский словарь компьютерной безопасности
CHANNEL — 1. сущ. 1) канал 2) сток; сточная канава (искусственное сооружение, по которому стекает или течет вода) Syn : gutter 3) …
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YUCATN PENINSULA — Spanish Pennsula De Yucatn, a northeastern projection of Central America, lying between the Gulf of Mexico on the west and …
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YUCATN CURRENT — oceanic surface current, the western limb of a clockwise gyre in the eastern Gulf of Mexico flowing from northern Honduras, …
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TEMPLE — edifice constructed for religious worship. Most of Christianity calls its places of worship churches; many religions use temple, a word …
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TAMALE — Spanish Tamal, plural Tamales, in Mexican cuisine, small steamed cake of dough made from corn (maize). In the preparation of …
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SHELL COLLECTING — practice of finding and usually identifying the shells of mollusks, a popular avocation, or hobby, in many parts of the …
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REDHEAD — (Aythya americana), North American diving duck (family Anatidae), a popular game bird. The redhead breeds in marshes from British Columbia …
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CIVILIZATIONS — the aboriginal American Indian cultures that evolved in Meso-America (part of Mexico and Central America) and the Andean region (western …
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CENOTE — (from Maya dz'onot), natural well or reservoir, common in the Yucatn Peninsula, formed when a limestone surface collapses, exposing water …
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CASSAVA — also called Manioc, Mandioc, or Yuca (Manihot esculenta), tuberous edible plant of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) from the American tropics. …
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YUCATEC LANGUAGE — also called Maya, American Indian language of the Mayan family, spoken in the Yucatn Peninsula, including not only part of …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: ARCHAEOLOGY — Eastern Hemisphere. Evidence reported in 1998 from a project in Egypt suggested that humans living approximately 7,000 years ago enjoyed …
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UXMAL — ((Mayan: Thrice Built),) ruined ancient Maya city in Yucatn state, Mexico, about 90 miles (150 km) west-southwest of Chichn Itz …
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TOZZER, ALFRED M(ARSTON) — born July 4, 1877, Lynn, Mass., U.S. died Oct. 5, 1954, Cambridge, Mass. U.S. anthropologist and archaeologist who made substantial …
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THOMPSON, EDWARD HERBERT — born Sept. 28, 1856, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died May 11, 1935, Plainfield, N.J. American archaeologist who revealed much about Mayan …
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SAN ANTONIO, CAPE — Spanish Cabo San Antonio, cape, Pinar del Ro province, western Cuba. Forming the westernmost extremity of the island, its point …
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REDFIELD, ROBERT — born Dec. 4, 1897, Chicago died Oct. 16, 1958, Chicago U.S. cultural anthropologist who was the pioneer and, for a …
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QUINTANA ROO — state, Yucatn Peninsula, southeastern Mexico. Situated on the eastern side of the peninsula, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea …
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MIDDLE AMERICAN INDIAN — member of any of the aboriginal peoples inhabiting the area from northern Mexico to Nicaragua. The physical spine of Middle …
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MEXICO, NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF — Spanish Universidad Nacional Autnoma De Mxico, government-financed coeducational institution of higher education in Mexico City founded in 1551. The original …
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MEXICO, GULF OF — The Gulf of Mexico. Spanish Golfo de Mxico, a partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the …
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MERIDA — state, northwestern Venezuela. Except for a narrow neck extending northwestward to the shore of Lake Maracaibo, the territory of 4,400 …
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MAYAPN — ruined ancient Mayan city, located about 35 miles (55 km) southeast of modern Mrida, Yucatn state, Mex. It became one …
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MAYA
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LANDA, DIEGO DE — born 1524?, Cifuentes, Spain died 1579, Yucatn, Mexico Spanish Franciscan priest and bishop of Yucatn who is best known for …
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CUBA, FLAG OF — national flag with three blue and two white horizontal stripes and a red triangle at the hoist bearing a white …
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CHICHN ITZ — ruined ancient Maya city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central Yucatn state, Mexico. It …
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CHETUMAL — in full Ciudad Chetumal, town, capital of Quintana Roo estado ("state"), eastern Mexico, on the eastern coast of the Yucatn …
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CENTRAL AMERICA, HISTORY OF
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CATOCHE, CAPE — Spanish Cabo Catoche, cape on the Caribbean Sea, on a bar off the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, in the …
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CARIBBEAN SEA — suboceanic basin of the western Atlantic Ocean, situated north of the Equator in the Western Hemisphere and washing the northern …
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CAMPECHE — estado (state), southeastern Mexico, on the Yucatn Peninsula. It is bounded north and east by the state of Yucatn, from …
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