Cattegat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If steps could be taken to intercept the German vessels' retreat through the Cattegat, it seemed as if they were doomed to annihilation at the hands of the British.
From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
Now Audun had made up his mind to give the bear to Sweyn, the king of Denmark; and so, leaving Thorir, he made his way south to the Cattegat.
From Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year by Hartwell, E. C. (Ernest Clark)
Cattegat will now surely catch that ferocious rat in the last room, thought every one.
From Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
"What can ail the cat!" exclaimed Uncle Leonard, as Cattegat went across the floor in about three springs.
From Harper's Young People, June 8, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
A storm arose; she heard the lake dashing and rolling from east and west, like the waves of the North Sea or the Cattegat.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)
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