shipping channel

Frequency: 7.08.1 per million words

A body of water, such as a strait, used by commercial vessels for passage.

shippingshipping + NOUN

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channel

Examples (10)

  • The large freighter navigated carefully through the narrow shipping channel.
  • Dredging operations are underway to deepen the main shipping channel.
  • Coast Guard vessels patrol the shipping channel to ensure safe passage.
  • A new shipping channel has been opened to ease congestion in the port.
  • The pilot guided the supertanker into the shipping channel.
  • Environmental concerns have been raised regarding the impact of the new shipping channel on marine life.
  • Ships must adhere to speed limits when traversing the shipping channel.
  • The shipping channel is marked with buoys to guide vessels.
  • Navigational charts show the precise boundaries of the shipping channel.
  • Icebreakers were deployed to keep the shipping channel open during winter.