Kattegat

American  

[kat-i-gat, kah-ti-gaht] / ˈkæt ɪˌgæt, ˈkɑ tɪˌgɑt /

Or Cattegat

noun

1. a strait between Jutland and Sweden. 40–70 miles (64–113 km) wide.

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Kattegat British  

/ ˈkætɪˌɡæt /

noun

1. Former spelling: Cattegat.  a strait between Denmark and Sweden: linked by the Sound, the Great Belt, and the Little Belt with the Baltic Sea and by the Skagerrak with the North Sea

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Example Sentences

After several weeks at anchor in the Kattegat strait between Sweden and Denmark, the Chinese tanker was eventually boarded by authorities from Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Finland, but then set sail last week.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024

At least that is the case for the population living in Kattegat.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

Meanwhile Freydis, portrayed by Frida Gustavsson, is taken under the wing of female Kattegat leader Jarl Haakon, played by Caroline Henderson, developing a strong bond also shared by the two actresses.

From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2022

Vikings The first of two new episodes opens on election day in Kattegat, but some strangers arriving in the harbor may force an unexpected outcome in the voting.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2021

The passage by the Kattegat and Skager Rack is exceedingly intricate and very dangerous, the yearly loss of shipping being estimated at half a million of money.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various