Inverness

American  

[in-ver-nes, in-ver-nes] / ˌɪn vərˈnɛs, ˈɪn vərˌnɛs /

noun

1. Also called Invernessshire.  a historic county in NW Scotland.

2. a seaport and administrative district in the Highland region, in N Scotland. 1,080 sq. mi. (2,797 sq. km).

3. (often lowercase) an overcoat with a removable cape.

4. Also called Inverness cape.  (often lowercase) the cape of this coat or one resembling it, especially a loose, full, wool or worsted cape in a plaid pattern.

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Inverness British  

/ ˌɪnvəˈnɛs /

noun

1. a city in N Scotland, administrative centre of Highland: tourism and specialized engineering. Pop: 40 949 (2001)

2. (sometimes not capital) an overcoat with a removable cape

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Example Sentences

But the Inverness runner still makes time to follow her heart.

From BBC

Network Rail said it had been able to clear the Aberdeen- Inverness line by Tuesday evening, despite its teams encountering some "appalling conditions" around Insch.

From BBC

A large snow plough would continue working to clear the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh line where drifts were up to 1.2m deep in places, it said.

From BBC

Travel on the Inverness to Wick/Thurso, Inverness to Kyle, Inverness to Aberdeen and Aberdeen to Dundee lines was disrupted on Monday.

From BBC

Flights were cancelled at airports including Liverpool in northwest England, Aberdeen and Inverness in northeast Scotland, and Belfast in Northern Ireland.

From Barron's

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