English Channel
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between southern England and northern France, connected with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover. 350 miles (565 kilometers) long; 20–100 miles (32–160 kilometers) wide.
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How to use English Channel in a sentence
Others lie beneath the waves of the English Channel, in the approaches to the invasion beaches.
Before long, passions come to a boil for them on both sides of the English Channel.
Liosha was in the chastened mood in which she would have dived with him to the depths of the English Channel.
Jaffery | William J. LockeThe ugliest of these was a small torpedo boat which stopped us before we were out of the English Channel.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianWe encountered a number of English men-of-war on our way out of the English Channel but were only held up twice.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
The coast is very much indented, especially along the English Channel, and is rocky and lined with reefs and islets.
The earliest ocean telegraph was that laid by two men named Brett, across the English Channel.
Steam Steel and Electricity | James W. Steele
British Dictionary definitions for English Channel
an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between S England and N France, linked with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover. Length: about 560 km (350 miles). Width: between 32 km (20 miles) and 161 km (100 miles): French name: La Manche
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Cultural definitions for English Channel
Arm of the Atlantic Ocean between France and Britain.
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