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Great Belt

British  

noun

  1. Danish name: Store Bælt.  a strait in Denmark, between Zealand and Funen islands, linking the Kattegat with the Baltic

"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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The missile test on Thursday was conducted aboard a frigate, the Niels Juel, in the port of Korsør, which sits beside the Great Belt.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

The three-week race includes two more stages in Denmark, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits and the central isle of Funen.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

There are two more stages in Denmark this weekend, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits, and the central isle of Funen.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

Sweden is not a member of the Nato defence alliance but said it was responding to three Russian landing craft moving into the Baltic Sea through Denmark's Great Belt Strait.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2022

Sir Charles, however, made the short time of his command memorable, by passing the Great Belt for the first time with line-of-battle ships, working through the channel against adverse winds.

From The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson by Southey, Robert

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