Meaning

5 senses
  1. The smaller of two channels in a river that diverge to form an island.

  2. A secondary channel of activity, typically in parallel with primary channels and somewhat independent of them.

  3. An unofficial communications channel used to make informal or subversive negotiations.

  4. A real-time online discussion that occurs simultaneously with a verbal presentation.

  5. A gesture or short prompt by which a listener invites a speaker to continue.

More definitions
  • an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government)

Examples

1 sentences
  1. What's up, guys! Welcome back to my channel on YouTube.

Forms

plural: back channels
Singularback channel
Pluralback channels

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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