cross-channel
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.62 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That travels across a channel of water; relating to somewhere on the opposite side of the channel
British usage
adj
That travels across a channel of water; relating to somewhere on the opposite side of the channel
Dated
adj
Alternative spelling of cross-channel.
Example Sentences
- "The intelligent ship-owner will rejoice to find, that in the partition of trade, which is the inevitable consequence of a state of peace, England still retains the lion's share; whilst for a fine weather and cross channel trade, our neighbours (to use a mariner's phrase) can put to sea in a hencoop, the superiority of our ships and crews secures a preference for British bottoms where dangers are to be run and risks surmounted."
- "the Gauls, who carried on the cross-channel trade between Gaul and Britain, were the inhabitants of the northern coast."
- "was it not worth while ... for the country to ... make Dover Harbour really safe and adequate ... they thereby greatly promoted the convenience and safety of the cross-Channel traffic"
- "With her graceful lines she is a fine example of the modern cross-channel steamer, and her interior arrangements are considerably superior to those of her predecessors."
- "Montgomery to command the British land forces under Eisenhower in the cross-Channel invasion"
- "The continued growth of cross-Channel traffic, the urgent question of the renewal of the short-sea fleet of the B.T.C. and its installations, and the possible entry of Britain into the Common Market make an early decision on the tunnel highly desirable, if not vital."