Goodwin Sands
Americannoun
plural noun
Example Sentences
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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
That "Tenterden Steeple is the cause of the Goodwin Sands" is a proverb that was at one time often brought forth when any ridiculous cause was assigned as an explanation of anything.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
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