CHANNEL


Meaning of CHANNEL in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of chainwale, from 1 chain + 1 wale

Date: 1769

: one of the flat ledges of heavy plank or metal bolted edgewise to the outside of a ship to increase the spread of the shrouds

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