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Great Belt

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noun

  1. Danish name: Store Bælt.  a strait in Denmark, between Zealand and Funen islands, linking the Kattegat with the Baltic

"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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All three vessels proceeded towards the Baltic Sea, where the Boikiy - still travelling under the fake AIS marker - was recorded passing underneath the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2025

Denmark’s Maritime Authority warned that there was a risk of missile fragments falling near the shipping lane, known as the Great Belt.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2024

The three-week race includes two more stages in Denmark, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits and the central isle of Funen.

From Seattle Times Jul. 1, 2022

There are two more stages in Denmark this weekend, including crossing the Great Belt Bridge that links the Zealand island, where Copenhagen sits, and the central isle of Funen.

From Washington Post Jul. 1, 2022

"But I know that people do not ride or drive over the Great Belt in the month of May," returned the old jester.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann

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