Lerwick

American

[lur-wik, ler-, ler-ik] / ˈlɜr wɪk, ˈlɛr-, ˈlɛr ɪk /

noun

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

Lerwick British

/ ˈlɜːwɪk /

noun

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Vikings and hundreds of torchbearers have marched through the streets of Lerwick for Europe's largest fire festival.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Pearson was taken to the Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick after being detained by police.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

A yellow warning covering Shetland extended until 06:00 on Thursday, with Lerwick registering its strongest wind gust in seven years at 83mph.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Last month, Sheriff Principal Pyle announced that pending jury trials would not be able to go ahead at Stornoway, Lerwick, Kirkwall, Portree and Lochmaddy Sheriff Courts as a result of staffing challenges faced by GEOAmey.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

He was not disappointed; one of the doctors wished to go back; the voyage from Hull to Lerwick had been quite enough for him, so Dr C— took his place.

From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Stables, Gordon

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023