Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and the mainland of southeast Africa.
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- proper noun A
strait in theIndian Ocean betweenMadagascar andMozambique
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa
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Examples
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The Mozambique Channel is the arm of the Indian Ocean which separates Madagascar from the mainland of Africa.
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He explained that change in the direction of the current in the Mozambique Channel was a result of the slow northward movement of Africa and Madagascar.
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He explained that change in the direction of the current in the Mozambique Channel was a result of the slow northward movement of Africa and Madagascar.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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He explained that change in the direction of the current in the Mozambique Channel was a result of the slow northward movement of Africa and Madagascar.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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He explained that change in the direction of the current in the Mozambique Channel was a result of the slow northward movement of Africa and Madagascar.
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He explained that change in the direction of the current in the Mozambique Channel was a result of the slow northward movement of Africa and Madagascar.
BBC - Ouch 2010
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As the island became isolated from Africa by geological splitting that widened and deepened what we now call the Mozambique Channel, only a few other mammal lineages got aboard: lemurs, rodents, viverrids, and the ancestors of that pygmy hippopotamus you’ve already heard about.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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As the island became isolated from Africa by geological splitting that widened and deepened what we now call the Mozambique Channel, only a few other mammal lineages got aboard: lemurs, rodents, viverrids, and the ancestors of that pygmy hippopotamus you’ve already heard about.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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The company had previously announced large discoveries at its nearby Windjammer and Barquentine prospects at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel.
Anadarko Considers Mozambique Gas Site David Winning 2010
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An atoll in the Mozambique Channel, situated approximately 400 kilometers (km) north-west of Madagascar and 680 km east of the East African mainland.
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