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Dungeness

British  
/ ˌdʌndʒəˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a low shingle headland on the S coast of England, in Kent: two nuclear power stations: automatic lighthouse

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Splurge for the Alaskan Red or Golden King crab legs, or choose a more budget-friendly and still local Dungeness or snow crab.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Titus, left, and Bjorklund sort Dungeness crabs, throwing back female and undersized crabs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

In the early years, their imperial rolls were stuffed with Carlton Farms ground pork and Dungeness crab meat.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Head to the Olympic Peninsula to visit the Dungeness NWR, to find one of the world’s longest sand spits.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Soon salmon and steelhead and trout from the Dungeness made their way up the irrigation ditch and gathered in schools in the pond.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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