Channel

(chan'nl.) [From L. canal is, a canal.] Generally, the deeper part of a strait, bay, or harbor, where the principal current flows,either of tidal or fresh water, or which is most commonly convenient for the track of a ship. Also, a pipe, spout, or gully, for the conveyance or dispersion of water, .-(Geog.) A narrow sea between two continents, or islands, or a continent and an island. [s. 164]