- channel
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 television/radio stationADJECTIVE▪ radio, television, TV, video▪ cable, digital, satellite, terrestrial▪ commercial, independent▪ film (esp. BrE), movie, news, sports, etc.▪ pay-per-viewVERB + CHANNEL▪ change, flip (AmE), flip through (esp. AmE), switch▪
I changed channels when the news came on.
▪ change to, switch over to (esp. BrE), switch to, tune in to, tune to▪ watch▪He was watching the cartoon channel.
▪ surf▪Lily surfed the channels on the television.
▪ launch▪Last year, the company launched its own TV channel.
CHANNEL + VERB▪ broadcast▪This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the channel▪There's an interesting documentary on Channel 9 tonight.
2 route for sending informationADJECTIVE▪ direct, indirect▪Journalists always have indirect channels for getting information.
▪ formal, official▪She first tried to get a doctor's certificate through official channels.
▪ informal▪ appropriate, conventional, normal, proper, right, usual▪ effective▪an effective channel for communication
▪ diplomatic▪ communication, distribution▪worldwide distribution channels
VERB + CHANNEL▪ go through, use▪If you want a visa, you will have to go through the proper channels.
▪ establish, open, open up▪attempts to open up new channels of communication
PREPOSITION▪ through a/the channel▪The government hopes to settle the dispute through diplomatic channels.
PHRASES▪ a channel of communication▪ channels of distribution3 narrow area of waterADJECTIVE▪ deep▪ narrow▪ drainage, irrigation▪Irrigation channels supply the crops with water.
▪ river, water▪The garden has fountains and water channels.
▪ shippingVERB + CHANNEL▪ form▪ block{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
