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
Sweden's stubborn insistence lifted a paralyzing four-month ban on overseas shipping through the Skagerrak.
From Time Magazine Archive
We had entered the Skagerrak, and saw the peninsula of Jütland, with the town of Skaggen.
From Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North by Pfeiffer, Ida
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