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cross channels

cross channels is the plural of cross channel.

Meaning of cross channel

Noun

cross channel (plural cross channels)

  1. A minor channel connecting two larger channels running parallel to each other
    • the Sulina, which runs on from the Danube in an eastern direction, forming, with the Kilia and a cross channel between the two arms, the deltoid islands of Lete and Chatel or Tchetal1866, Charles Knight, The English cyclopaedia, volume 1, page 1068
  2. A cross- current
    • The channel across the Sandness is formed by the action of the seas, with winds from north-easterly and easterly points, throwing up the sand and obstructing the ebbing current in its progress to sea... My idea of the best mode of stopping the present cross channel, is to drive a double row of...1818 (March 9) Second Report, Tidal Harbours Commission App.C, Supp.2, No.12 (John Rennie); p.18 (in Sessional Papers of the House of Lords, Vol.48)

Questions about cross channels

What is cross channels the plural of?
Cross channels is the plural of cross channel.

Words near cross channels in the dictionary

  1. cross brace
  2. cross braces
  3. cross cap
  4. cross caps
  5. cross channel
  6. cross channels
  7. cross check
  8. cross checked
  9. cross checking
  10. cross checks
  11. cross cheque

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