ship channel

collocation in English

meaningsofshipandchannel

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ship
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɪp/us
/ʃɪp/
a large boat for travelling on water, especially across ...
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channel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃæn.əl/us
/ˈtʃæn.əl/
a television or radio station (= an organization that broadcasts television or ...
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(Definition ofshipandchannelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofship channel

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It may be that the bigshipchannelis delineated by buoys and bounded by the depth of the water.
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The depth of clearance is 40 ft (12.2 m) for theshipchannelover the tunnel.
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The industries located along theshipchanneland the bay are a major cause of the pollution.
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Ashipchannelcan also be a channel formed through surface ice by a ship.
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Dredging operations after the war established ashipchannelwhich ran towards the light and turned to the west just south of the island.
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She engaged in coastal sweeping of the mainshipchannelfor magnetic and acoustic type mines.
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The assigned officers were close to theshipchanneland were kept busy with prohibition violations and were charged with intercepting all forms of liquor.
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The islands in theshipchannelare part of the ongoing widening and deepening project.
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The industries located along theshipchannelare a major cause of the pollution.
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A modern beacon stands near the site as a range light for one of the largeshipchannelsegments.
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Pumps located under the road surface counter accumulation of water by draining it back into theshipchannel.
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Historically, two supply ships, a freighter and a tanker, arrive at the ice pier each summer, after an icebreaker opens ashipchannelthrough pack ice.
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The bridge spans two principal ship channels and has two separate major spans, each of the cantilever type.
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The bay bottom is very sandy and the ship channels need constant dredging to keep them navigable to the largest modern cargo ships.
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The bay bottom is very sandy, and the ship channels need constant dredging to keep them navigable to the largest modern cargo ships.
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