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Pentland Firth
[ pent-luhnd ]
noun
- 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.
Pentland Firth
/ ˈpɛntlənd /
noun
- 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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For it would have been a great undertaking for any small boat to cross the Pentland Firth.
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They had come round by the Pentland Firth and reached their cruising ground on the fourth day.
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Good trout-fishing in Scotland, south of the Pentland Firth, is almost impossible to procure.
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This induced the captain to run through the Pentland Firth, after passing through which they were beset by calms.
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They who want excitement had better go and beat a vessel up the Pentland Firth, against both wind and tide.
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