Holyhead

[ hol-ee-hed ]

/ ˈhɒl iˌhɛd /

noun

a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.

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Dr. Gladstone records great variability in the range of gun-sound in the Holyhead experiments.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885|Various
At first I had no suspicions, but on the boat to Holyhead I began to get uneasy.
The Secret Adversary|Agatha Christie
At Holyhead we carefully took our bikes aboard, and settled down to a cold voyage.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider|W. H. L. Watson
To Holyhead the actual distance proved to be 269 miles; the Post Office had computed it at 208 miles.
The History of the Post Office|Herbert Joyce

In the year 1826, considerable stimulus was given to speed by a great acceleration in the time of the Holyhead mail.
An Old Coachman's Chatter with some Practical Remarks on Driving|Edward Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for holyhead

Holyhead

/ (ˈhɒlɪˌhɛd) /

noun

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

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