A navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels; esp. one between shallows in an estuary.
| 单词 | θ3150 |
| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > channel > [noun] > navigable channel through shoals, etc. (16) channel1536 A navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels; esp. one between shallows in an estuary. thoroughfare1598 A body of water affording passage for vessels; an unobstructed waterway. In general use. swatch1626 A passage or channel of water lying between sandbanks or between a sandbank and the shore. traversea1645 A stretch of water that a ship, boat, etc., must pass through or over in order to progress in a particular direction; esp. one which presents… pilot water1653 A stretch of water, esp. the channel of a harbour, in which it is usual or obligatory for ships to employ local pilots. swash1694 Chiefly U.S. = swatch, n.3 pass1698 A navigable channel, esp. at a river's mouth or in a delta; spec. one in the Mississippi delta. waterway1759 An opening for the passage of vessels, esp. to and from a harbour; = fairway, n. 2. water lane1779 A passage of open or unobstructed water, typically narrow or limited in width, through which watercraft can pass; spec. a shipping lane. swatchway1798 = swash-way n. at swash, adv. int.n.1 compounds 2. fairwater1802 Esp. in Germany or in German-speaking contexts: a navigable channel, esp. in a river, or in or near a harbour or port. swash-way1839 ‘a channel across a bank, or among shoals, as the noted instance between the Goodwin Sands’ (Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., 1867). water gate1850 An entrance or passage to a city, region, etc., by water; a sea or river thoroughfare; a port. stoach-way1853 transitive. To trample (wet ground) into holes. Also absol. or intransitive. Comb. stoach-way n. (see quot. 1853). seaway1866 An artificial or natural channel connecting two tracts of sea. swash channel1885 |
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