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Definition of English Channel
1. Noun. An arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain.
Terms within: Channel Island, Solent, Isle Of Wight, Wight
Group relationships: Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean
Generic synonyms: Channel
Definition of English Channel
1. Proper noun. The part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of English Channel
Literary usage of English Channel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1879)
"... Exploits of David Gwynn — First Engagements in the English Channel — Considerable
Losses of the Spaniards — General Engagement near Portland — Superior ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Liv Age 289:303-8 Ap 29 '16 English channel Cross-channel communication. ...
Ind 87:290 Ag 28 '16 English channel tunnel in a new light, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
""The tides in the English Channel claim notice as baring been the subject of
careful examination by many person«, English and We believe that a complete ..."
4. The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1918)
"The flabbiness of coalitions increased the weakness due to inefficient preparation;
a great and not unnatural panic on the English Channel coast, ..."
5. The History of England, from the Revolution to the Death of George the Second by Tobias George Smollett, David Hume (1848)
"A FRENCH SQUADRON SAILS UP THE English Channel.—THE KINGDOM is PUT IN A POSTURE
OP DEFENCE.—THE DESIGN OF THE FRENCH DEFEATED. ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1879)
"The importance of an accurate knowledge of the tides at Dover in particular, in
connection with those of the entire English Channel, being soon made evident ..."
7. The Book of British Topography: A Classified Catalogue of the Topographical by John Parker Anderson (1881)
"Sailing directions for the English Channel and Coast of France. • Another edition.
... English Channel. The English Channel Pilot for the South and ..."
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