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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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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

Many people trace Sheppey’s decline to the closure of the Sheerness Naval Dockyard in 1960, which threw thousands out of work.

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

Its report suggested that the shock would shatter almost every window in nearby Sheerness and damage buildings.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2019

"Do you want a passage back to Sheerness?" asked the lieutenant.

From The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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