noun

channel

Translation

channel, channel, strait, route

What channel is the news on?

The ship sailed through the English Channel.

We must use the proper channels.

a/the ((channel)) (noun) a channel, a route Change the channel, please.

((channel)) for (sth.) a route for (sth.) This is a good channel for communication.

Synonyms: passage, route, medium, strait

From Latin 'canalis' (pipe, groove, channel), related to 'canna' (reed, cane).

Imagine a hollow cane or pipe used as a 'channel' to direct water, or information like a TV signal.