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Dogger Bank

American  
[daw-ger, dog-er] / ˈdɔ gər, ˈdɒg ər /

noun

  1. a shoal in the North Sea, between N England and Denmark: fishing grounds; naval battle 1915.


Dogger Bank British  
/ ˈdɒɡə /

noun

  1. an extensive submerged sandbank in the North Sea between N England and Denmark: fishing ground

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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According to the results, glaciers may have moved rocks from Scotland part of the way, possibly reaching Dogger Bank in what is now the North Sea.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

The renewables firm is overseeing the installation of the first 260 metre-high wind turbines at Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2023

They now have dozens of ships supporting the oil and gas sector but have just won contracts to provide vessels for the Dogger Bank wind farm off the north east coast of England.

From BBC May 23, 2022

Dogger Bank is one of a new wave of offshore wind projects which will generate renewable electricity at no extra cost to consumers after a subsidy auction fell to record lows last month.

From The Guardian Oct. 1, 2019

So soon, then, as the Minotaur had struck upon the Dogger Bank, Stowting and the line of the Jenkin family fell on the shoulders of the third brother, Charles.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 by Robert Louis Stevenson

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