# channels

Pronunciation: say "CHAN-uhlz" /ˈt͡ʃænəlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of channel. — plural of channel
   - Simple: Plural of channel. Use this form when you mean more than one channel.
   - _The narrow channels between the islands are tricky to navigate at low tide._
   - _Streaming services offer far more channels than traditional broadcasters once did._
2. The formal lines of authority and procedure through which orders, requests, and decisions are expected to pass.
   - Simple: The official ways that orders and requests must pass through in an organization.
   - _Complaints filed outside the official channels were returned without a response._
   - _The general insisted that every order move down through the established military channels._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of channel. — third-person singular simple present indicative of channel
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of channel. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The new system channels customer feedback straight to the design team._
   - _A skilled mediator channels heated disagreement into productive discussion._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/channels (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).