Scapa Flow

American  

[skah-puh, skap-uh] / ˈskɑ pə, ˈskæp ə /

noun

1. an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.

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Scapa Flow British  

/ ˈskæpə /

noun

1. an extensive landlocked anchorage off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: major British naval base in both World Wars. Length: about 24 km (15 miles). Width: 13 km (8 miles)

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Example Sentences

The Natural History Museum in London and Orkney's Scapa Flow Museum are both nominated for the £120,000 award.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Mr Warner and a group of friends had been making a deep water technical dive off a wreck, on board Scapa Flow Charters' boat MV Jean Elaine.

From BBC • May 10, 2022

However, Scapa Flow Charters disagrees and took their appeal straight to the Supreme Court in London.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2018

Stuart MacCormac from Cardiff died in 2011 whilst diving the Dresden, a World War One German cruiser scuttled in Scapa Flow.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2018

Against this superiority I had to depend upon such power of limb and endurance as I had acquired by long practice at cliff climbing and in swimming the strong currents of Scapa Flow.

From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert