Hypernym

body of water 1

noun

the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

Instance_Hypernym

Harlem River 1

noun

a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx

English Channel 1

noun

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain

Hampton Roads 1

noun

a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay

Mozambique Channel 1

noun

an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa

Windward Passage 1

noun

a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

river 1

noun

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

channel 4

noundomain: natural obj.

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels

Examples

1.the ship went aground in the channel

Hyponym

canal 1

noun

(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

gut 2

noun

a narrow channel or strait

rill 2

noun

a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)

strait 1

noun

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

tideway 1

noun

a channel in which a tidal current runs

Instance_Hyponym

Harlem River 1

noun

a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx

English Channel 1

noun

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain

Hampton Roads 1

noun

a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay

Mozambique Channel 1

noun

an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa

Windward Passage 1

noun

a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

river 1

noun

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)