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Sheerness

American  
[sheer-nis] / ˈʃɪər nɪs /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Kent, in SE England on the Isle of Sheppey, at the mouth of the Thames: government dockyards.

Sheerness British  
/ ˌʃɪəˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a port and resort in SE England, in N Kent at the junction of the Medway estuary and the Thames: administratively part of Queenborough in Sheppey since 1968

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The ship was destined for the Netherlands but, on the basis of information supplied by the NCA, specialist teams searched the vessel when it docked at Sheerness Port on 14 October.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2023

People living near Marine Parade, in Sheerness, were told to close windows and doors due to the smoke during the night.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2022

Imported cars are parked in a storage area at Sheerness port, Sheerness, Britain, October 24, 2017.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2021

The officer got better and took Talbor to see the English King Charles II, then visiting the port city of Sheerness.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020

Captain Anderson's ingenious mode of cleaning the ship's bottom, which he carried out last winter at Sheerness, has proved to have effected this very desirable object.

From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

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