Lerwick

[lur-wik, ler-, ler-ik]

noun

1. a city in and the administrative center of the Shetland Islands, N of Scotland.

Lerwick

/ ˈlɜːwɪk /

noun

1. a town in Shetland, administrative centre of the island authority of Shetland, on the island of Mainland: the most northerly town in the British Isles; knitwear, oil refining. Pop: 6830 (2001)

Example Sentences

Hot spots also included the Northumberland coast, Lerwick on Shetland, the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and the Antrim coast in Northern Ireland.

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Greenock and Lerwick are among other Scottish towns to have featured in the event's history, which dates back to the 1970s.

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They plan to arrive in Lerwick on Tuesday in time for the VE Day commemorations.

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The Liberation Convoy will leave Bergen in Norway at 19:00 on Sunday and is scheduled to arrive in Lerwick on the morning of Tuesday 6 May where it will take part in a number of VE Day commemorations.

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A 17-year-old boy was also taken to hospital for treatment following the incident, which happened at about 16:00 on Tuesday at Gremista marina, Lerwick.

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