"cross-Channel" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From cross- + Channel.",
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      "expansion": "cross-Channel (not comparable)",
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  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "ref": "1961 December, “The Channel Tunnel—a realistic proposal”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722",
          "text": "The continued growth of cross-Channel traffic, the urgent question of the renewal of the short-sea fleet of the B.T.C. and its installations, and the possible entry of Britain into the Common Market make an early decision on the tunnel highly desirable, if not vital.",
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          "ref": "2022 January 12, “Network News: Unions urge government to provide financial support for Eurostar”, in RAIL, number 948, page 6",
          "text": "The TSSA said that access to the furlough scheme should be reinstated for the cross-Channel operator to protect jobs, while the RMT said a financial 'safety net' was needed to prevent Eurostar \"tipping over\". It follows similar but unheeded calls made at the very start of the pandemic, when international travel fell by more than 95% and Eurostar was forced to scale back its operation to just one service between London and Paris each day.",
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        "Usually relating to anything that takes place across the English Channel, as opposed to other channels."
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        "(UK) Usually relating to anything that takes place across the English Channel, as opposed to other channels."
      ],
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          "word": "cross-channel"
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  "etymology_text": "From cross- + Channel.",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "ref": "1961 December, “The Channel Tunnel—a realistic proposal”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722",
          "text": "The continued growth of cross-Channel traffic, the urgent question of the renewal of the short-sea fleet of the B.T.C. and its installations, and the possible entry of Britain into the Common Market make an early decision on the tunnel highly desirable, if not vital.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "ref": "2022 January 12, “Network News: Unions urge government to provide financial support for Eurostar”, in RAIL, number 948, page 6",
          "text": "The TSSA said that access to the furlough scheme should be reinstated for the cross-Channel operator to protect jobs, while the RMT said a financial 'safety net' was needed to prevent Eurostar \"tipping over\". It follows similar but unheeded calls made at the very start of the pandemic, when international travel fell by more than 95% and Eurostar was forced to scale back its operation to just one service between London and Paris each day.",
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