Holyhead

[hol-ee-hed]

noun

1. a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.

Holyhead

/ ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd /

noun

1. a town in NW Wales, in Anglesey, the chief town of Holy Island: a port on the N coast. Pop: 11 237 (2001)

Example Sentences

Ferries and trains have been cancelled and bridges shut, and a ferry sailing from Dublin to Holyhead has spent hours circling offshore as it is unable to berth.

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A Ferry crossing from Holyhead to Dublin was cancelled, along with the Stena ferry from Fishguard to Rosslare.

From BBC

Trees were uprooted across Wales, while damage to the Port of Holyhead forced it to close entirely for over a month.

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David Young, 82, from the Holyhead area on Anglesey, was among the 16 people who died last Wednesday when the Glória funicular derailed and crashed into a building in Portugal's capital.

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"I'm trying to show that there's a light at the end of the tunnel," said Ethan, ahead of a meeting of the ketamine recovery group he has organised in his hometown of Holyhead, Anglesey.

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