[chap-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling, adjective | 1. | a private or subordinate place of prayer or worship; oratory. |
| 2. | a separately dedicated part of a church, or a small independent churchlike edifice, devoted to special services. |
| 3. | a room or building for worship in an institution, palace, etc. |
| 4. | (in Great Britain) a place of worship for members of various dissenting Protestant churches, as Baptists or Methodists. |
| 5. | a separate place of public worship dependent on the church of a parish. |
| 6. | a religious service in a chapel: Don't be late for chapel! |
| 7. | a funeral home or the room in which funeral services are held. |
| 8. | a choir or orchestra of a chapel, court, etc. |
| 9. | a print shop or printing house. |
| 10. | an association of employees in a print shop for dealing with their interests, problems, etc. |
| 11. | Nautical. to maneuver (a sailing vessel taken aback) by the helm alone until the wind can be recovered on the original tack. |
| 12. | (in England) belonging to any of various dissenting Protestant sects. |