NOUN | object | English Channel | an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain |
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Meaning | An arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain. | |
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Instance of | channel | A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger / larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels |
Part of | Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean | The 2nd largest ocean |
Parts | Channel Island | Any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France |
Solent | A strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight | |
Wight, Isle of Wight | An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel | |
Region of | Battle of the Spanish Armada | In the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large / large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England |
Spanish | canal de la Mancha, Mancha | |
Catalan | canal de la Mànega |
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