1325–75; Middle English < Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat + -er -er 1
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Most of the UK's offshore wind farms are in England - Dogger Bank off the coast of Yorkshire is the largest in the world.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2023
Just last week, the first electricity was generated from SSE's 277 turbine Dogger Bank project off the coast of East Yorkshire.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023
Dogger, and the winner would be the client of the more effective machine.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023
Doggerland—which University of Exeter archaeologist Bryony Coles named in the 1990s after the Dogger Banks, a productive North Sea fishing spot—extended from Amsterdam up to Scotland and southern Norway.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 30, 2020
Crouch saw that there was nothing to be done but to continue the pursuit, even into the midst of the shoals and fog-wreaths of the Dogger Bank.
From Submarine U93 by Gilson, Charles
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