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111channel stane — noun see channel stone * * * channel stone or channel stane noun (Scot) A curling stone • • • Main Entry: ↑channel …
112Channel Islands — a British island group in the English Channel, near the coast of France, consisting of Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, and smaller islands. 126,156; 75 sq. mi. (194 sq. km). * * * the ˈChannel Islands 7 [Channel Islands] noun plural a group of… …
113Main stem — The Mississippi River drainage basin with the main stem highlighted in dark blue In relation to hydrology, a main stem is the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries .[1] Another common term for the main stem, the… …
114main — {{11}}main (adj.) early 13c., large, bulky, strong, from O.E. mægen power, strength, force, used in compounds (e.g. mægensibb great love, mægenbyrðen heavy burden; see MAIN (Cf. main) (n.)), probably also from or influenced by O.N. megenn (adj.)… …
115main — Synonyms and related words: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Eurasia, Eurasian landmass, Europe, North America, South America, absolute, all absorbing, arch, awful, banner, basic, big, big drink, biggest, blue, blue water, brine, briny, brute …
116channel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. duct, conduit, passage; wavelength, band; artery, vein, blood vessel. v. furrow, groove. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A passageway for liquid] Syn. conduit, tube, canal, duct, course, carrier, gutter,… …
117channel of distribution — the course taken by the title to goods from the point of origin or production to the point of consumption by an industrial or commercial user or by the ultimate consumer including all agencies that facilitate the transfer of title (as brokers) as …
118main stem — noun : a main trunk or channel: as a. : the main course of a river or stream apt to miss this offshoot to the left because the main stem to the creek went straight ahead through the trees N.C.McDonald b. : the main line of a railroad c …
119Main Turkmen Canal — The Main Turkmen Canal was a large scale irrigation project in Soviet Turkmenistan. The canal was intended to transport water from the Amu Darya river to Krasnovodsk (now Türkmenbaşy), a city in Turkmenistan on the coast of the Caspian Sea. The… …
120main stem — noun Date: 1671 a main trunk or channel: as a. the main course of a river or stream b. the main street of a city or town …
