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Bristol Channel

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Bristol Channel
An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean stretching west from the Severn River and separating Wales from southwest England. It is a major shipping route.
Bristol Channel
n
(Placename) an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)
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Noun1.Bristol Channel - an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England
Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east


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At half-past eleven still proceeding nearly South, we obtained our first view of the Bristol Channel ; and, in fifteen minutes afterward, the line of breakers on the coast appeared immediately beneath us, and we were fairly out at sea.
The Balloon Hoax by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The yacht was then in the Bristol Channel, at the entrance to Bideford Bay.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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