English Channel

noun

1. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between southern England and northern France, connected with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover. 350 miles (565 kilometers) long; 20–100 miles (32–160 kilometers) wide.

English Channel

noun

1. French name: La Manche. an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between S England and N France, linked with the North Sea by the Strait of Dover. Length: about 560 km (350 miles). Width: between 32 km (20 miles) and 161 km (100 miles)

English Channel

1. Arm of the Atlantic Ocean between France and Britain.

A tunnel under the channel connects England and France via auto-carrying train service.

Its cold, choppy waters have been a popular challenge for long-distance swimmers.

A formation of high bluffs on the British side of the English Channel is known as the White Cliffs of Dover.

Example Sentences

Back in January, it reportedly sheltered in the English Channel after suffering a mechanical failure during a storm.

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And this before ever reaching the English Channel!

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Many of those arrived in the country illegally on small dinghies across the English Channel from France.

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Starmer, elected last summer, is under pressure to stop migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats from France, something that also troubled his Conservative predecessors.

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They were chasing me when I stowed away on a boat that got me across The English Channel to France.

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