Dungeness
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Either way, commercial Dungeness crab gear has contributed to an annual average of 5.2 humpback entanglements since 2014, according to national and state data, more than double what federal rules allow.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
Head to the Olympic Peninsula to visit the Dungeness NWR, to find one of the world’s longest sand spits.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024
On the docks at Pillar Point Harbor, fishing crews have been arriving with loads of freshly caught Dungeness crab.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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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