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Solway Firth

American  
[sol-wey] / ˈsɒl weɪ /

noun

  1. an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.


Solway Firth British  
/ ˈsɒlweɪ /

noun

  1. an inlet of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. Length: about 56 km (35 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Communities from Cape Wrath in the far north to the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland were involved.

From BBC May 1, 2016

A barnacle goose believed to be the oldest on record has been spotted on the Solway Firth.

From BBC Dec. 12, 2014

But it was not considered suitable for the English Channel and was moved to Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in 1928 to cover the Solway Firth.

From BBC Nov. 8, 2014

Mason describes his quarter-hour piece as a "guided tour" around the main Trinity House lighthouses, from the Solway Firth to the Farne Islands, many of which he visited to notate the patterns of their flashes.

From The Guardian Dec. 4, 2010

The Scotch-Irish came from that southwestern part of the Lowlands which bulges out toward Ireland north of the Solway Firth.

From Races and Immigrants in America by Commons, John R. (John Rogers)

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