Menai Strait
Americannoun
noun
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All major road-building projects were scrapped in February 2023 over environmental concerns, including a third crossing of the Menai Strait between Anglesey and the mainland, and the controversial "red route" in Flintshire.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024
The Natur Am Byth project is aiming to save a number of species from extinction, including the Menai Strait Whitebeam.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2021
From this vantage on the mainland, Anglesey’s medieval castle, built by Edward I to conquer the Welsh, can be seen across the Menai Strait.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 9, 2016
In June, police warned people indulging in such activities at a beauty spot by the Menai Strait commonly used by walkers to stop off and stretch their legs.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2014
Britannia Tubular Bridge, a railway bridge spanning the Menai Strait, designed by Robert Stephenson, and completed in 1850; consists of hollow tubes of wrought-iron plates riveted together, and took five years in erecting.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
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