cross-channel
cross-channel adjective: relating to the English Channel; to, from, or on the Continent; involving both Britain and the Continent, especially France.
Adjective (1)
cross-channel (not comparable)
- Relating to the English Channel; to, from, or on the Continent; involving both Britain and the Continent, especially France
- The intelligent ship-owner will rejoice to find, that in the partition of trade, which is the inevitable consequence of a state of peace, England still retains the lion's share; whilst for a fine weather and cross channel trade, our neighbours (to use a mariner's phrase) can put to sea in a...1834, Michael Thomas Sadler, “The Sadlerian School of Political Economy”, in Selections from the Edinburgh review, volume 6, page 154
- the Gauls, who carried on the cross-channel trade between Gaul and Britain, were the inhabitants of the northern coast.1858 (May 1) Notes & Queries, 2nd Series, v.122 p.349
- Relating to the body of water between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland (the Irish Sea, Saint George's Channel, and the North Channel); to, from, or in the other of the two islands
- Effect on the Revenue by the alteration of the Cross Channel Trade: The Acts of last Session of Parliament in regard to the removal of foreign goods between Great Britain and Ireland...1825 (February 24) House of Lords Sessional Papers, v.120: Tenth report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Collection and Management of the Revenue arising in Ireland, Scotland, etc. p.233
- the complete freedom given to general commercial intercourse, by which the cross-channel trade was made, by 6th Geo. 4th c. 107, a coasting-trade; and the intercourse with Ireland was left as unrestricted as that between London and Newcastle.1834 (April 23) Thomas Spring Rice, House of Commons, v22 c1208
Adjective (2) capitalized: cross-Channel
cross-Channel (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of cross-channel.
Examples of cross-channel in a sentence
- was it not worth while ... for the country to ... make Dover Harbour really safe and adequate ... they thereby greatly promoted the convenience and safety of the cross-Channel traffic1876 (May 23) Baron Carlingford, House of Commons, v229 c1108
- With her graceful lines she is a fine example of the modern cross-channel steamer, and her interior arrangements are considerably superior to those of her predecessors.1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 392:
- Montgomery to command the British land forces under Eisenhower in the cross-Channel invasion1951 October 29, “F.D.R.'s big decision”, in Life, page 76:
- The historians Robert and Isabelle Tombs explain it as "an effective way of delivering insults", in their book That Sweet Enemy, about cross-Channel relations.2009 March 28, Angelique Chrisafis, “The mystery of the bikini-clad minister”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
Forms of cross-channel
| alternative form | cross channel |
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| alternative form | cross-Channel |
Origin of cross-channel
From cross- + channel.
Questions about cross-channel
- What does cross-channel mean?
- Cross-channel means relating to the English Channel; to, from, or on the Continent; involving both Britain and the Continent, especially France.
- How do you use cross-channel in a sentence?
- was it not worth while ... for the country to ... make Dover Harbour really safe and adequate ... they thereby greatly promoted the convenience and safety of the cross-Channel traffic
- What part of speech is cross-channel?
- Cross-channel is an adjective.
Words near cross-channel in the dictionary
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