Scapa Flow

[ skah-puh, skap-uh ]

/ ˈskɑ pə, ˈskæp ə /

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noun

an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.

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How to use Scapa Flow in a sentence

But the jokes flow at such a torrential pace that duds are soon forgotten; the best are even Spamalot-worthy.
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Ebb and flow, checks and balances, the center would hold, et cetera.
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“The lies of the government shocked us,” says Fatima, as the tears flow slowly from her eyes and down her cheek.
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But before a new tide of tourists can flow from Miami to Havana, Cuba will need to build more runways.
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Speak to the friends and people you need to root out in life and let that conversation flow.
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The volcanic eruptions of the mountains on the west broke down its barriers, and let its waters flow.
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And Tom, aware that he winced, was also aware that something in his life congealed and stopped its normal flow.
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The arrows represent the flow of money from each of these four categories to the others.
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Its entrance into and exit from banks is a flow, but not a circulation against goods.
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Therefore, the total circulation exceeds the total flow from and to banks by the amount flowing through "nondepositors."
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British Dictionary definitions for Scapa Flow

Scapa Flow

/ (ˈskæpə) /

noun

an extensive landlocked anchorage off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: major British naval base in both World Wars. Length: about 24 km (15 miles). Width: 13 km (8 miles)

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