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Sheerness

American  
[sheer-nis] / ˈʃɪər nɪs /

noun

  1. a seaport in N Kent, in SE England on the Isle of Sheppey, at the mouth of the Thames: government dockyards.

Sheerness British  
/ ˌʃɪəˈnɛs /

noun

  1. a port and resort in SE England, in N Kent at the junction of the Medway estuary and the Thames: administratively part of Queenborough in Sheppey since 1968

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There will be no service on the Sheerness line after 10:00 for the rest of the day, and there are cancellations on the high speed line to and from London St Pancras throughout the day.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2023

People living near Marine Parade, in Sheerness, were told to close windows and doors due to the smoke during the night.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2022

One of those edges is Sheppey’s main town of Sheerness.

From Reuters • Mar. 26, 2021

The officer got better and took Talbor to see the English King Charles II, then visiting the port city of Sheerness.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2020

In England the royal dock-yards are at Chatham, Sheerness, Portsmouth, Devonport, and Pembroke, besides the Deptford and Woolwich store-yards.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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