Solent

[ soh-luhnt ]

/ ˈsoʊ lənt /

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noun

The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.

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Words nearby Solent

solenocyte, solenodon, solenogaster, solenoid, solenoidal, Solent, soleplate, soleprint, Soler, solera, Soleri

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How to use Solent in a sentence

That brought the ship to the Solent, an offshoot of the English Channel that separates Great Britain from the Isle of Wight.
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The fourth regatta of the season took place away from the port, and off the new watering-place, Lee-on-Solent.
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Then we cut across the Solent towards Southsea, watching the weird evolutions of a 35-knot torpedo-boat.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young
It darted about, annihilating the small distances of the Solent and making a strange, buzzing noise like some foul fly.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson Young

I daresay you have heard that he was in command of the Channel Fleet at the time of the terrible disaster in the Solent.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim
You may perhaps have heard that my father has been in very poor health ever since the great Solent disaster.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin|E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for Solent

Solent

/ (ˈsəʊlənt) /

noun

the 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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