Skagerrak
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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When she set off on a mysterious mission, chasing a dodgy Norwegian captain along the treacherous shores of the Skagerrak, she took her baby with her.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2015
The sh-sh shtuttering on the first word lasts about 30 seconds and sounds like the hushed Skagerrak tide on the turn, on pebbles.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2012
On November 24th, when Princess Mette-Marit of Norway pressed the red button, pumps started to hum, pressing freshwater from a river and saltwater from the nearby Skagerrak through an array of white steel cylinders.
From Economist • Dec. 3, 2009
Perhaps 495 passengers and crew were aboard the Scandinavian Star on Saturday morning as it chugged through the North Sea's Skagerrak Strait, off the southern coast of Norway.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the afternoon, between Skagerrak and Horn Reef, a heavy engagement developed, which was successful to us, and which continued during the whole night....
From Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 2 The Second Twelve Months of War by Raemaekers, Louis
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