North Channel

American  

noun

1. a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.

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North Channel British  

noun

1. a strait between NE Ireland and SW Scotland, linking the North Atlantic with the Irish Sea

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Example Sentences

Calabro and I talked a little bit about local wildlife: the striped bass, the oystercatchers, the glossy ibises that nest somewhere near the marsh islands around the North Channel Bridge near JFK Airport.

From Slate • Sep. 1, 2022

A surge in global prices – hovering at $1,800 an ounce as investors seek a haven from turbulent markets – may further whet the appetite for Celtic gold on both sides of the North Channel.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2020

The back of the hotel has terrific views of the course and the North Channel, which connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Irish Sea.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 10, 2019

“Neither Solo nor Sanjay have had anything to do with North Channel Bank,” he wrote in an email, “so there appears to be confusion, which is not unusual in this case.”

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2018

If it blows from the west," he said, "some o' these sailing ships may find it no joke to be caught without sea-room in the North Channel.

From The Mystery of Cloomber by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir