cross-channel
Part of speech: adj
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From cross- + channel.
Base: channel
Affixes: cross-
Inflected forms:
form: cross channel
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: cross-Channel
pos: adj
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: That travels across a channel of water; relating to somewhere on the opposite side of the channel
pos: adj
tags: UK
not-comparable
examples: The intelligent ship-owner will rejoice to find, that in the partition of trade, which is the inevitable consequence of a state of peace, England still retains the lion's share; whilst for a fine weather and cross channel trade, our neighbours (to use a mariner's phrase) can put to sea in a hencoop, the superiority of our ships and crews secures a preference for British bottoms where dangers are to be run and risks surmounted.
the Gauls, who carried on the cross-channel trade between Gaul and Britain, were the inhabitants of the northern coast.
was it not worth while ... for the country to ... make Dover Harbour really safe and adequate ... they thereby greatly promoted the convenience and safety of the cross-Channel traffic
With her graceful lines she is a fine example of the modern cross-channel steamer, and her interior arrangements are considerably superior to those of her predecessors.
Montgomery to command the British land forces under Eisenhower in the cross-Channel invasion
The continued growth of cross-Channel traffic, the urgent question of the renewal of the short-sea fleet of the B.T.C. and its installations, and the possible entry of Britain into the Common Market make an early decision on the tunnel highly desirable, if not vital.
The poll, a joint cross-channel venture carried out by ICM in Britain and BVA Institute in France on behalf of the Guardian and the newspaper Libération, follows a difficult period in Anglo-French history in the wake of the Iraq conflict.
The historians Robert and Isabelle Tombs explain it as "an effective way of delivering insults", in their book That Sweet Enemy, about cross-Channel relations.
The TSSA said that access to the furlough scheme should be reinstated for the cross-Channel operator to protect jobs, while the RMT said a financial 'safety net' was needed to prevent Eurostar "tipping over". It follows similar but unheeded calls made at the very start of the pandemic, when international travel fell by more than 95% and Eurostar was forced to scale back its operation to just one service between London and Paris each day.
gloss: That travels across a channel of water; relating to somewhere on the opposite side of the channel
pos: adj
tags: Ireland
dated
not-comparable
examples: Effect on the Revenue by the alteration of the Cross Channel Trade: The Acts of last Session of Parliament in regard to the removal of foreign goods between Great Britain and Ireland...
the complete freedom given to general commercial intercourse, by which the cross-channel trade was made, by 6th Geo. 4th c. 107, a coasting-trade; and the intercourse with Ireland was left as unrestricted as that between London and Newcastle.
Arriving in Dublin from the Cross Channel steamer
The Central Statistics Office publishes annual figures on the estimated total earnings from all visits to Ireland. These figures include a breakdown into the following categories for overseas travel routes: air cross-channel, sea cross-channel, continental and transatlantic.
2008 (January 23) Tommy Marren, Western People "All-Ireland League could be soccer’s saviour"
Our fascination for cross-channel soccer never ceases to amaze me. We head to places like Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge and even Elland Road week in week out in our droves to support teams that have little or no Irish involvement yet we find little or no attraction in attending matches in the eircom League that are virtually on our doorstep.
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