Pentland Firth

American  

[pent-luhnd] / ˈpɛnt lənd /

noun

1. a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.

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Pentland Firth British  

/ ˈpɛntlənd /

noun

1. a channel between the mainland of N Scotland and the Orkney Islands: notorious for rough seas. Length: 32 km (20 miles). Width: up to 13 km (8 miles)

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Example Sentences

The MV Alfred ran aground in the Pentland Firth in Swona in July last year, with 97 people on board who were transferred to lifeboats.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2023

MV Alfred, an 85m-long catamaran, was built in Vietnam in 2019 at a cost of £17m as a replacement for an older vessel, MV Pentalina, which for many years had operated across the Pentland Firth.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2023

I like the leather-clad bikers on the Isle of Man, and the Scottish island of Stroma in the Pentland Firth, which was finally abandoned in 1962.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2013

Research in the Orkneys and the Pentland Firth will help unlock 6 billion pounds of investment, Salmond said in a May 18 speech on his renewable-energy policy.

From BusinessWeek • Jul. 5, 2011

The breeze continued steady and strong, sending us through the Pentland Firth in grand style, and carrying us in a short time to the island of Lewis, where we hove-to for a pilot.

From Hudson Bay by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)