midchannel

Waterway's central path

Midchannel refers to the middle portion of a waterway, stream, or navigable passage—the area equidistant from both banks or shores: The boat drifted toward midchannel where the current ran strongest.

In broadcasting or communications, it can describe a frequency or position between established channels.

hydrology

current

Directed flow of charge

watercourse · discharge · velocity · gradient · sediment · erosion · meander · fluvial · cross-section · depth

navigation

fairway

Groomed golf strip

passage · vessel · helm · starboard · port · draft · keel · piloting · waterway · marker

broadcasting

frequency

Rate of recurrence

tuning · carrier · transmission · wavelength · modulation · broadcast · reception · interference · allocation · dial

Opposites
lateral position in waterway

midchannelbankside

Sloping ground near water

shoreside · bank · shore · riverside · nearshore

Family

mid, middle, midway, midst, midpoint, midland, midnight, midair, channel

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