channel

/ˈcha-nᵊl/

Middle English chanel, from Anglo-French, from Latin canalis channel

noun

  1. the bed where a natural stream of water runs

  2. the deeper part of a river, harbor, or strait

  3. a strait or narrow sea between two close landmasses

verb

  1. to form, cut, or wear a channel in

  2. to make a groove in

  3. to convey or direct into or through a channel

The river channeled a new course.

channel a chair leg

noun

  1. 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