Hook of Holland
Americannoun
noun
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a cape on the SW coast of the Netherlands, in South Holland province
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a port on this cape
Etymology
Origin of Hook of Holland
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Standing on a grassy verge in the Hook of Holland, I'm overlooking the Port of Rotterdam.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
Containers are loaded onto a ship at the port of Rotterdam, Hook of Holland, Netherlands, September 11, 2018.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2022
They had just disembarked from a ferry to the Hook of Holland.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2021
In 1933, aged 18, he set off to walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople, passing through a Europe on the brink of calamity.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2012
They had half expected me the night before, knowing that even going by the Hook of Holland I might have reached Paris in time for the conclave.
From The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Barr, Robert
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