Lemaire Channel

proper noun

A channel in Antarctica.

OriginFrench chenal de Lemaire →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A channel in Antarctica.

Origin

  1. Frenchchenal de Lemaire
  2. Frenchchenal de Lemaire
  3. EnglishLemaire Channel

From Lemaire + channel. Partial calque of French chenal de Lemaire. Named after Belgian officer and explorer Charles Lemaire. Coined by Belgian Antarctic Expedition.

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Translations

Dutch Lemairekanaal
  • Lemairekanaalchannel in Antarctica
Esperanto Lemaire-markolo
  • Lemaire-markolochannel in Antarctica
French chenal de Lemaire
  • chenal de Lemairechannel in Antarctica
German Lemaire-Kanal
  • Lemaire-Kanalchannel in Antarctica
Hebrew תעלת למייר
  • תעלת למיירchannel in Antarctica
Japanese ルメール海峡, ルーメア海峡
  • ルメール海峡channel in Antarctica
  • ルーメア海峡channel in Antarctica
Russian Пролив Лемэра
  • Пролив Лемэра (Proliv Lemɛra)channel in Antarctica
Spanish Canal Lemaire
  • Canal Lemairechannel in Antarctica
Ukrainian Канал Лемера
  • Канал Лемера (Kanal Lemera)channel in Antarctica
Cite this entry
APA

Lemaire Channel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemaire%20Channel

MLA

“Lemaire Channel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemaire%20Channel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lemaire Channel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lemaire%20Channel.

Source: Lemaire Channel on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.