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Eddystone Rocks

American

[ed-uh-stuhn] / ˈɛd ə stən /

plural noun

a group of rocks near the W end of the English Channel, SW of Plymouth, England: celebrated lighthouse.

Eddystone Rocks British

/ ˈɛdɪstən /

noun

a dangerous group of rocks at the W end of the English Channel, southwest of Plymouth: lighthouse

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Since her launching in 1921, she has run aground in New York harbor, broken her back on Eddystone Rocks off the English coast, rammed a Norwegian freighter, twice been damaged by mysterious fires.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Eddystone Rocks are situated nearly S. S. W. from the middle of Plymouth Sound, and at a distance from the port of Plymouth of nearly fourteen miles.

From Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel by Smeaton, John

The Eddystone Rocks consist of twenty-two gneiss reefs extending about six hundred and fifty feet, in front of the entrance to Plymouth Sound.

From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel

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