English Channel
noun
uk/ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈtʃæn.əl/us/ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈtʃæn.əl/the English Channel
theareaofseathatseparatesEnglandfrom France:
英吉利海峡She was the first woman toswimtheEnglishChannel."
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- The Eurostartraintravelsunder theEnglishChannel fromParisto London.
- Helandedat Calais afterflyingacrosstheEnglishChannel in awingsuit.
- Theshipwascaughtin astormin theEnglishChannel.
- In 1959, aworkingprototypeof ahovercraftcrossedtheEnglishChannel in just over 2hours.
Seas & oceans
- abyssal
- Aegean
- Bermuda Triangle
- briny
- Caribbean
- continental shelf
- depth
- interoceanic
- marine
- Mediterranean
- mid-ocean ridge
- overfall
- overwater
- the Adriatic Sea
- the Arabian Sea
- the Baltic Sea
- the doldrums
- the Irish Sea
- the seabed
- underwater