channel : Idioms & Phrases

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back channel

  • noun an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government)
    • they negotiated via a back channel
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back-channel

  • adjective via a back channel
    • the failure of back-channel negotiations
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blue channel cat

  • noun a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
    blue cat; blue channel cat; blue catfish.
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blue channel catfish

  • noun a large catfish of the Mississippi valley
    blue cat; blue channel cat; blue catfish.
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bristol channel

  • noun an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
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calcium-channel blocker

  • noun any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
    calcium blocker.
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Channel bar, Channel iron

  • (Arch.), an iron bar or beam having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel.
Webster 1913

channel bass

  • noun large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico
    red drum; redfish; Sciaenops ocellatus.
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Channel bill

  • (Zoöl.), a very large Australian cucko (Scythrops Novæhollandiæ.
Webster 1913

channel capacity

  • noun the maximum data rate that can be attained over a given channel
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channel cat

  • noun freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
    channel cat; Ictalurus punctatus.
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channel catfish

  • noun freshwater food fish common throughout central United States
    channel cat; Ictalurus punctatus.
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Channel goose

  • . (Zoöl.) See Gannet.
Webster 1913

channel island

  • noun any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France
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channel islands national park

  • noun a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
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channel tunnel

  • noun the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel
    chunnel.
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channel-surf

  • verb switch channels, on television
    surf.
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communication channel

  • noun (often plural) a means of communication or access
    line; channel.
    • it must go through official channels
    • lines of communication were set up between the two firms
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distribution channel

  • noun a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
    channel.
    • possible distribution channels are wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct mailers or your own stores
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Eaves channel, Eaves gutter, Eaves trough

  • . Same as Gutter, #1
Webster 1913

english channel

  • noun an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain
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Gate channel

  • . See Gate, 5.
Webster 1913

mozambique channel

  • noun an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa
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north channel

  • noun a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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single-channel

  • adjective satellite designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
    monophonic; mono.
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television channel

  • noun a television station and its programs
    television channel; channel.
    • a satellite TV channel
    • surfing through the channels
    • they offer more than one hundred channels
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transmission channel

  • noun a path over which electrical signals can pass
    channel.
    • a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company
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tv channel

  • noun a television station and its programs
    television channel; channel.
    • a satellite TV channel
    • surfing through the channels
    • they offer more than one hundred channels
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two-channel

  • adjective satellite designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels
    stereo; stereophonic.
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