Bristol Channel

Bristol Channel
geographical name channel between S Wales & SW England

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Bristol Channel — arm of the Atlantic, between S Wales & SW England: c. 85 mi (137 km) long …   English World dictionary

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  • Bristol Channel — Canal de Bristol Canal de Bristol Type Bras de mer Localisation Océan Atlantique Pays côtier(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Bristol Channel floods, 1607 — On 30 January, 1607 (New style) the Bristol Channel floods resulted in the drowning of an estimated 2,000 or more people, with houses and villages swept away, an estimated convert|200|sqmi|km2|0 of farmland inundated and livestock destroyed,cite… …   Wikipedia

  • Bristol Channel — an inlet of the Atlantic, between S Wales and SW England, extending to the mouth of the Severn estuary. 85 mi. (137 km) long. * * * Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southwestern England. It extends about 85 mi (135 km) between southern Wales and… …   Universalium

  • Bristol Channel — noun an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between South Wales and England; an extension of the estuary of the River Severn …   Wiktionary

  • BRISTOL CHANNEL —    an inlet in SW. of England, between S. Wales and Devon and Cornwall, 8 m. in length, from 5 to 43 in breadth, and with a depth of from 5 to 40 fathoms; is subject to very high tides, and as such dangerous to shipping; numerous rivers flow into …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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