English Channel

English Channel

An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between western France and southern England. It opens into the North Sea and is traversed by a train-ferry service. A rail tunnel beneath the English Channel, known as the "chunnel," connecting Folkstone, England and Calais, France, was opened in 1994.

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English Channel

n

(Placename) 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)

Thesaurus

Noun

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English Channel - an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain Battle of the Spanish Armada - in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England Channel Island - any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east Solent - a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Isle of Wight, Wight - an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

Translations

English Channel n
the English Channel → la Manche
English Heritage n organisme britannique de protection du patrimoine historique

English Channel n the English Channel → il Canale della Manica