Holyhead

[ hol-ee-hed ]

/ ˈhɒl iˌhɛd /

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noun

a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.

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Words nearby Holyhead

Holy Family, Holy Father, Holy Ghost, Holy Grail, holy grass, Holyhead, Holy Hour, Holy Innocents' Day, Holy Island, Holy Joe, Holy Land

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How to use Holyhead in a sentence

The paddle-wheels revolve; we quit the harbour of Holyhead, and lose sight of the "Wild Irishman."
Little Folks|Various
His advice was strongly in favour of adopting the line to Holyhead, as less costly and presenting better gradients.
Lives of the Engineers|Samuel Smiles
Next morning the Lovely Betty, packet, was to sail for Holyhead.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
They set sail from a small port, five miles from Holyhead, in the island of Anglesea.
America Discovered by the Welsh in 1170 A.D.|Benjamin Franklin Bowen

Mr Stephenson also designed the tubular bridge through which the Holyhead railway passes.
A Yacht Voyage Round England|W.H.G. Kingston

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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