splendour
Britishnoun
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the state or quality of being splendid
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heraldry a representation of the sun with rays and a human face
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A harbor patrol officer stated that a couple onboard a vessel near the Splendour reported that “they’d heard a female screaming for help around midnight.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2021
The “West Side Story” star was traveling on the family’s yacht Splendour with Wagner, Davern and actor Christopher Walken.
From Fox News • Sep. 28, 2018
Ms. Wood went missing late on Nov. 28 from the yacht Splendour.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2018
Other highlights at the 250-seat theatre this autumn include the first major London run of Abi Morgan's early play Splendour, which will star Zawe Ashton, Sinead Cusack, Michelle Fairley and Genevieve O'Reilly.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2015
The black clouds cleared away as suddenly as they had darkled upon us; the Golden Sun came out, and the dreadful scene was lit up in Splendour.
From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 2 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus
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