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cross channel en · ADJ

Etymology

cross + channel

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of cross-channel.
   alt of cross-channel

Forms

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cross-channel		alternative	lexicographic

cross channel en · NOUN

Etymology

cross + channel

Meanings

1. A minor channel connecting two larger channels running parallel to each other
   • the Sulina, which runs on from the Danube in an eastern direction, forming, with the Kilia and a cross channel between the two arms, the deltoid islands of Lete and Chatel or Tchetal 1866, Charles Knight, The English cyclopaedia, volume 1, page 1068:
2. A cross- current
   • The channel across the Sandness is formed by the action of the seas, with winds from north-easterly and easterly points, throwing up the sand and obstructing the ebbing current in its progress to sea... My idea of the best mode of stopping the present cross channel, is to drive a double row of sheeting piles at the distance of about 30 feet from each other ... 1818 (March 9) Second Report, Tidal Harbours Commission App.C, Supp.2, No.12 (John Rennie); p.18 (in Sessional Papers of the House of Lords, Vol.48)

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
cross channels	Number=Plur		lexicographic
cross-channel		alternative	lexicographic