English
channelize
Verb

channelize (channelizes, present participle channelizing; past and past participle channelized)

  1. To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
  2. (transitive) To transmit through a channel.
  3. (transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line.
  4. (transitive) To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.
    • 1978, US Department of Transportation, Traffic control for street and highway construction and maintenance operations
      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.
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