Words / A2

CHANL/ˈtʃænl/

A channel is a TV station: change channel, a news channel. It is also a waterway (the English Channel). Canal is a man-made waterway inland. Change the channel with the remote.

Meaning

A television station, or a narrow area of water.

Examples

• “Which channel is the news on?”
• “Which channel is the match on?”
• “Ferries cross the Channel in about ninety minutes.”

Good to know

a TV channel / the English Channel. Mix-up: canal (inland waterway).

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