in Geography, an arm of the sea, or a narrow sea between two continents; or between a continent and an island. Such are the British channel, St George's channel, the channel of Constantinople, &c.

CHANNEL of a ship. See Chain-Wales.

CHAN-si, a province of China, and one of the smallest in the empire, is bounded on the east by Petcheli, on the south by Honan, on the west by Chen-fu, and on the north by the great wall. The climate is healthful.