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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

"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

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Meanwhile, consultations last year at sites in Plymouth, Derbyshire, Newcastle, Sheerness, and Wellingborough resulted in a decision to close them, the firm confirmed.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The ship which grounded on a sandbank near Sheerness, Kent in World War Two is decaying.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

Chase Silverstein, from Sheerness, told the BBC the grass caught fire a short while later.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2022

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

He could not return to London that day: that was as clear as the sun at noon,—although the "fulcrum" question was become so disastrously dim, since he left Chatham and Sheerness.

From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Cooper, Thomas

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