Pentland Firth

American  

[pent-luhnd] / ˈpɛnt lənd /

noun

1. a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.

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Pentland Firth British  

/ ˈpɛntlənd /

noun

1. a channel between the mainland of N Scotland and the Orkney Islands: notorious for rough seas. Length: 32 km (20 miles). Width: up to 13 km (8 miles)

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Example Sentences

Several vehicles have been badly damaged in an incident on a ferry during a crossing of the Pentland Firth.

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Swona is about a mile long and half a mile wide, and lies in the Pentland Firth, a stretch of famously difficult sea between Orkney and the north coast of the Scottish mainland.

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Built in 1904, Bee spent its first three decades transporting sheep, cattle and horses from Stroma over the treacherous two miles of the Pentland Firth.

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NorthLink services across the Pentland Firth to Orkney were also at risk of disruption.

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The MV Alfred ran aground in the Pentland Firth in Swona in July last year, with 97 people on board who were transferred to lifeboats.

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