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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
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(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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