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navigation channelnounA passage in a stretch of water where the sea or river bed has been deepened to allow access to large vessels: a main navigation channel of the mile-wide river...- A groundbreaking civil suit began in federal court to consider claims by property owners that the destructive effects of the hurricane were amplified by a poorly designed navigation channel adjacent to the city.
- Regular dredging operations are undertaken to maintain safe depths for shipping in the navigation channel and berths.
- As drawing boards fill with plans for dams, navigation channels and irrigation projects, the fragile ecology is in danger of collapsing.
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