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

A 15 year old has become the youngest person to complete the North Channel swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland solo.

From BBC

A British man has become the first amputee to swim the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland solo.

From BBC

"It is one of the shipwrecks that the locals never really knew about because it all took place in the North Channel," he said.

From BBC

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

“Probably the scariest moment of all my swims in the Oceans Seven was at the end of the North Channel,” he said.

From The Guardian