English Channelnoun
/ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈtʃæn.əl//ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ ˈtʃæn.əl/the English Channel
the area of sea that separates England from France:
She was the first woman to swim the English Channel.
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- The Eurostar train travels under the English Channel from Paris to London.
- He landed at Calais after flying across the English Channel in a wing suit.
- The ship was caught in a storm in the English Channel.
- In 1959, a working prototype of a hovercraft crossed the English Channel in just over 2 hours.
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