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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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The National Maritime Authority issued a warning for ships to avoid part of the Great Belt strait due to a risk of "falling missile fragments".

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024

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

The first portion of the fleet entered the Great Belt on the 25th of March, and proceeding to the Gulf of Finland, established a rigorous blockade.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by William Henry Giles Kingston

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