Meanings
plural C-channels
- A structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
[…] the aluminum deck is made of welded C-channel and supported by C-channel girders […]
2002 March, “Party Barge 22 Tritoon RE”, in Boating Life1 more example
Another and more traditional C-channel repair approach is to weld reinforcement plates to the web instead of bolting them, or to weld a reinforcement bar along the bottom flange, but this is less commonly done today.
2002, Frank M. Marlow, “Vehicle Welding”, in Welding Fabrication & RepairSynonyms: channel, channel section, structural channel
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
Translations
Russian шве́ллер
- шве́ллер (švéller)structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C
Cite this entry
C-channel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-channel
“C-channel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-channel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “C-channel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/C-channel.
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