Goodwin Sands

American  

[good-win] / ˈgʊd wɪn /

noun

1. a line of shoals at the N entrance to the Strait of Dover, off the SE coast of England. 10 miles (16 km) long.

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Goodwin Sands British  

/ ˈɡʊdwɪn /

plural noun

1. a dangerous stretch of shoals at the entrance to the Strait of Dover: separated from the E coast of Kent by the Downs roadstead

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Example Sentences

When conditions at sea improved on Monday experts working for the RAF Museum were able to hoist the aircraft's remains from the Channel, where it lay in an area known as Goodwin Sands.

From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2013

On Sunday, the museum's salvage team came within 40 minutes of raising the Dornier 17 bomber from its resting place on the Goodwin Sands, off the Kent coast.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2013

South Foreland Lighthouse was built in 1843 to guide ships through the dangerous offshore banks of the Goodwin Sands.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2012

A total of 1,700 Dorniers were built, but the plane discovered in Goodwin Sands is thought to be the last remaining one.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2011

We ran inside of the ill-famed Goodwin Sands, and came to an anchor in the Downs off the low sandy beach of Deal.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles