English Channel
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geographical name \lä-ˈmäⁿsh\Definition of ENGLISH CHANNEL
strait between S England & N France connecting North Sea & Atlantic Ocean
Variants of ENGLISH CHANNEL
English Channel or French La Manche \lä-ˈmäⁿsh\
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English Channel
(Concise Encyclopedia)Strait between southern England and northern France. It connects the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea through the Strait of Dover. The French name, La Manche (“The Sleeve”), is a reference to its shape, which gradually narrows from about 112 mi (180 km) in the west to only 21 mi (34 km) in the east, between Dover, Eng., and Calais, France. Historically both a route for and a barrier to invaders of Britain, it developed into one of the world's busiest sea routes for oil tankers and ore carriers. The Channel Tunnel, completed in 1994, provides a land route between Paris and London.
Variants of ENGLISH CHANNEL
English Channel or the Channel French La Manche (“The Sleeve”)
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