Moray Firth

American  

noun

1. an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.

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Moray Firth British  

noun

1. an inlet of the North Sea on the NE coast of Scotland. Length: about 56 km (35 miles)

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Example Sentences

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney however expressed dismay that he had only heard about the tanker being in the Scottish inlet of Moray Firth via media reports.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

"I would have expected to have been briefed in advance about steps to accommodate the tanker in the Moray Firth," he told the Press Association news agency.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

The River Ness, which flows from Loch Ness to the Moray Firth, was the only river sampled not to show traces of TFA.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

She was on a kayaking trip between Balintore and Nigg and was about to paddle from the Moray Firth into the Cromarty Firth when she first spotted the sheep in 2021.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2023

After this they had a dead beat until they sighted Tarbet-ness Lighthouse, on the northern side of the Moray Firth.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles