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Hoek van Holland

American  
[hook vahn hawl-ahnt] / huk vɑn ˈhɔl ɑnt /

Hoek van Holland British  
/ ˈhuːk fɑn ˈhɔlɑnt /

noun

  1. the Dutch name for the Hook of Holland

"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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British troops arrive to Hoek van Holland to travel by land to Norway, as part of the NATO's military excercise, in Hoek van Holland, Netherlands October 10, 2018.

From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2022

Oh, bless me, child!" exclaimed Mr. King, "that is the name of the place; at least, to be accurate, it is Hoek van Holland.

From Five Little Peppers Abroad by Margaret Sidney

From Wateringen to the Hoek van Holland one sees smiling orchards, while from Leyden to Haarlem blossom the world-famed bulb fields, too well known to need special description.

From Dutch Life in Town and Country by P. M. Hough

I'm making a try for the Hoek van Holland line.

From The Black Bag by Louis Joseph Vance

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