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Dungeness

British  
/ ˌdʌndʒəˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a low shingle headland on the S coast of England, in Kent: two nuclear power stations: automatic lighthouse

"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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Splurge for the Alaskan Red or Golden King crab legs, or choose a more budget-friendly and still local Dungeness or snow crab.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Jue said he has three other types of fishing permits, which allow him to continue earning a living by catching Dungeness crab, rock crab and rockfish.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

From 2014 to 2016, a Pacific Ocean heat wave forced anchovies and other humpback prey closer to shore and into the path of Dungeness crab fishing equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024

It’s a much-improved gastropub menu, with Dungeness crab rolls and a seared tuna sandwich, and classics like sausage rolls and fish and chips.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

McDonald made his living logging—harvesting enormous cottonwood trees that grew in the gravelly bottomlands along the Dungeness River.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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