narrow channel
Constricted water route
A narrow channel is a confined waterway connecting larger bodies of water or allowing passage through restricted space.
The term appears in navigation, geography, and engineering: The ship squeezed through the narrow channel between the islands.
Figuratively, it describes any limited pathway for movement or flow: a narrow channel of communication between the two departments.
- straitConstricted marine passage
- sea passageTravel by ship
- passageSegment of text
- canalDug water passage
- navigable waterwayPassage permitting vessel transit
waterway · shipping lane · gorge · inlet · river mouth · fjord · bottleneck · tight squeeze · conduit · chute · flume · ravine · squeeze · slot · gap · current · strong current · tidal
- navigation rulescollision avoidance, give way, right of way, rule of the road, safe speed
- FjordsNorwegian fjords, deep water, steep cliffs, inlet, glacial valleys
narrow channelopen ocean
Sea far from shore
open sea · open water · gulf · uncharted waters · sound
narrow channelopen water
Unobstructed body navigable freely
open sea · open ocean · high seas · open waters · deep ocean
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