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.

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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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Example Sentences

Sheerness Port - which imports large numbers of cars and fresh fruit - does employ hundreds of people, yet it once employed thousands.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The consequences of that lack of cash are visible on the High Street in Sheerness, the main town on the island.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

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

Six men - including a security guard - were arrested after 100 officers swooped at Sheerness port in the early hours of Monday.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2021

The crew of the Sandwich, Parker’s own ship, brought that vessel under the guns of the fort at Sheerness, and handed him as a prisoner to the authorities.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

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