Jutland
a peninsula comprising the continental portion of Denmark: naval battle between the British and German fleets was fought west of this peninsula 1916. 11,441 sq. mi. (29,630 sq. km).
- Danish Jylland.
Other words from Jutland
- Jut·land·er, noun
- Jut·land·ish, adjective
- post-Jutland, adjective
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How to use Jutland in a sentence
The two Kings abode long in Denmark that summer, and brought the land into subjection; the autumn to them was in Jutland.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonThis confirms our impression that, whatever happened at Jutland, we certainly drew the German Navy's teeth.
By half-past four, therefore, the Battle of Jutland had already developed into the biggest of the war.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdLet us take, for example, the six months before the Battle of Jutland, in its middle period.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy | Archibald HurdAt all events, his grandad had a manor there, and came from the Jutland sand-dunes to build a castle upon the Baltic shores.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
British Dictionary definitions for Jutland
/ (ˈdʒʌtlənd) /
a peninsula of N Europe: forms the continental portion of Denmark and geographically includes the N part of the German province of Schleswig-Holstein, while politically it includes only the mainland of Denmark and the islands north of Limfjorden; a major but inconclusive naval battle was fought off its NW coast in 1916 between the British and German fleets: Danish name: Jylland
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