Bristol Channel

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, extending to the mouth of the Severn estuary. 85 miles (137 km) long.

Bristol Channel

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, merging into the Severn estuary. Length: about 137 km (85 miles)

Example Sentences

Thus reinforced, Usk merges itself in the larger life of the Bristol Channel.

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I felt rather miserable when I landed at the docks and looked at the sad expanse of ground behind me and the Bristol Channel.

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The rise of the tide in the Avon, in common with most of the ports on the Bristol Channel, is a very extraordinary phenomenon.

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Proceeding westward towards the Bristol Channel, the low and marshy plain of Sedgemoor is reached.

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"In de Bristol Channel," chuckled the black cook, who stood tuning a fiddle by the side of the chest.

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