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Channel Definition

–noun
1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
2. Nautical. a navigable route between two bodies of water.
3. the deeper part of a waterway.
4. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island.
5. a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel.
6. a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade.
7. channels, the specific, prescribed, or official course or means of communication: In an emergency he was able to reach the governor without going through channels.
8. a groove or furrow.
9. a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House.
10. Architecture.
a. a flute in a column, esp. one having no fillet between it and other flutes.
b. any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph.
11. (in jazz or popular music) a bridge.
12. a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter used for television, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication.
13. Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment.
14. either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction.
15. Cell Biology. a transient opening made by a protein embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell: calcium channel.
16. a tubular passage for liquids or fluids.
17. Building Trades.
a. any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle.
b. a number of such members: channel in 100-foot lengths.
c. channel iron.
–verb (used with object)
18. to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us.
19. to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests.
20. to excavate as a channel.
21. to form a channel in; groove.
–verb (used without object)
22. to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain.

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Ferry Definition

–noun
1. a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
2. a ferryboat.
3. a service for flying airplanes over a particular route, esp. the delivery of airplanes to an overseas purchaser or base of operations.
4. the legal right to ferry passengers, cargo, etc., and to charge for the service.
–verb (used with object)
5. to carry or convey back and forth over a fixed route in a boat or plane.
6. to fly (an airplane) over a particular route, esp. for delivery.
–verb (used without object)
7. to go in a ferry.

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