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The bed of a stream or river.

The deeper part of a river or harbor, especially a deep navigable passage.

A broad strait, especially one that connects two seas.

A trench, furrow, or groove.

A tubular passage for liquids; a conduit.

A course or pathway through which information is transmitted: new channels of thought; a reliable channel of information.

A route of communication or access. Often used in the plural: took her request through official channels.

In communications theory, a gesture, action, sound, written or spoken word, or visual image used in transmitting information.

Electronics A specified frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic signals, as for television signals.

Computer Science A site on a network, as on IRC, where online conversations are held in real time by a number of computer users.

The medium through which a spirit guide purportedly communicates with the physical world.

A rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section.

A temporary opening in a cell membrane that allows ions or molecules to pass into or out of the cell.

To make or cut channels in.

To form a groove or flute in.

To direct or guide along some desired course: channels her curiosity into research.

To serve as a medium for (a spirit guide).

Nautical A wood or steel ledge projecting from a sailing ship's sides to spread the shrouds and keep them clear of the gunwales.