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Solent
[ soh-luhnt ]
noun
- The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
Solent
/ ˈsəʊlənt /
noun
- the Solentthe Solent a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire, on the English mainland, and the Isle of Wight. Width: up to 6 km (4 miles)
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That brought the ship to the Solent, an offshoot of the English Channel that separates Great Britain from the Isle of Wight.
The fourth regatta of the season took place away from the port, and off the new watering-place, Lee-on-Solent.
Then we cut across the Solent towards Southsea, watching the weird evolutions of a 35-knot torpedo-boat.
It darted about, annihilating the small distances of the Solent and making a strange, buzzing noise like some foul fly.
I daresay you have heard that he was in command of the Channel Fleet at the time of the terrible disaster in the Solent.
You may perhaps have heard that my father has been in very poor health ever since the great Solent disaster.
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