Showing results for Scapa Flow. Search instead for Scary+Clowns.

Scapa Flow

American

[skah-puh, skap-uh] / ˈskɑ pə, ˈskæp ə /

noun

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

Scapa Flow British

/ 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)

"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.

The British warships sunk in Scapa Flow - HMS Royal Oak and HMS Vanguard - are classified as war graves and special permission is needed from the Ministry of Defence to visit them.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

"The thing about diving in these areas north of Scapa Flow is the water clarity improves dramatically," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

The SS Express sank north of Scapa Flow following a collision with another ship.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

The Natural History Museum in London and Orkney's Scapa Flow Museum are both nominated for the £120,000 award.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Now while Olaf was still in Orkney there came one day into Scapa Flow one of the ships of King Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark.

From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert

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