channelize

present singular third person channelizes · participle present channelizing · participle past channelized · past channelized

1. transitiveTo form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
2. transitiveTo transmit through a channel.
3. transitiveTo multiplex (messages) through a single line.
4. raretransitiveTo direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.

   It is particularly confusing when the motorist is channelized across the highway centerline. For long-term closures conflicting pavement markings must be removed or obliterated before relaning the roadway.

   1978, US Department of Transportation, Traffic control for street and highway construction and maintenance operations