1325–75; Middle English < Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat + -er -er 1
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According to the results, glaciers may have moved rocks from Scotland part of the way, possibly reaching Dogger Bank in what is now the North Sea.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Just last week, the first electricity was generated from SSE's 277 turbine Dogger Bank project off the coast of East Yorkshire.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023
Dogger, and the winner would be the client of the more effective machine.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023
Doggerland—which University of Exeter archaeologist Bryony Coles named in the 1990s after the Dogger Banks, a productive North Sea fishing spot—extended from Amsterdam up to Scotland and southern Norway.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 30, 2020
Had it not been for this dastardly incident, the Germans might have had some good reason to be proud of the Battle of the Dogger Bank.
From Submarine U93 by Gilson, Charles
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