Definitions
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- noun a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
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Examples
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St. George's Channel and the Irilh Sea, which feparate it froTO 'England and Wales} on the ne by a channel, called the North Channel,
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ON the 26th of July, 1864, a magnificent yacht was steaming along the North Channel at full speed, with a strong breeze blowing from the N. E.
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Second half of North Channel, buoys and beacons ... ... 31st March, 1898
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They had now abandoned the zig-zagging course and were taking a direct route around the north of Ireland and toward the North Channel.
The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service James R. [pseud.] Driscoll
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We passed Arran and entered the North Channel and that was as far as our schoolday geography took us.
Coming of Age: 1939-1946 John Cox
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A few sailing vessels idled in the North Channel, their sails slack; but we could not see a steamer in what is one of the world's busiest fairways.
London River 1915
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Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain, from which it is separated in the north-east by the North Channel, in the east by the Irish Sea, and in the south-east by St. George's Channel.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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We ran up a new flagstaff, and every man stood to the guns, and the Merrimac moved from Sewell's Point, her head turned to the Minnesota, away across, grounded on a sand bank in the North Channel.
The Long Roll Mary Johnston 1903
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Strong gales; bore away for the North Channel, carrying away the foretopsail and lost jib; hove the log several times and found the ship going through the water at the rate of 18 to 18 1/2 knots; lee rail under water and rigging slack.
The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors Ralph Delahaye Paine 1898
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Wolfe himself, with the good ship Centurion standing off like a sentinel at a point where the Basin, the River Montmorenci, and the North Channel seem to meet.
The Seats of the Mighty, Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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