Arbroath

/ (ɑːˈbrəʊθ) /

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a port and resort in E Scotland, in Angus: scene of the barons of Scotland's declaration of independence to Pope John XXII in 1320. Pop: 22 785 (2001)

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Words nearby Arbroath

arborization, arborous, arborvitae, arbour, arbovirus, Arbroath, arbtrn., Arbus, arbuscular mycorrhiza, Arbuthnot, arbutus

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How to use Arbroath in a sentence

Something more than a partiality for the novelist takes me now and then to the scene of the antiquary—Aberbrothock, or Arbroath.
Notes and Queries, Number 240, June 3, 1854|Various
The nearest town to the lighthouse is that of Aberbrothock, or Arbroath, in Forfarshire, about eleven miles distant.
Smeaton and Lighthouses|John Smeaton
As we passed the towns of Montrose and Arbroath during the night, we saw nothing of them.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston
It was characteristic of him, when in a pet, to wish he had been born other-where than by the pebbles of Arbroath.
Shandygaff|Christopher Morley

The well-known paving flags of Arbroath belong to the lower part of the formation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various