voe

/ (vəʊ, Scottish vo) /

noun

(in Orkney and Shetland) a small bay or narrow creek

Nearby words

vocoid,
vod,
vodcasting,
vodka,
vodun,
voema,
voetsek,
voetstoots,
vog,
vogel

Word Origin for voe

C17: from Old Norse vagr

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Examples from the Web for voe

Once outside of Boden voe, it did not take long to reach Havnholme.
Viking Boys|Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
On a fine summer's evening, an inhabitant of Unst happened to be walking along the sandy margin of a voe.
The Fairy Mythology|Thomas Keightley
Loki was a pet cormorant, and Yaspard had taught him to seek food for himself in the voe.
Viking Boys|Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby
All breathed more freely when the entrance of the voe was safely reached.
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships|W.H.G. Kingston

Yaspard was soon across the voe, and he soon had the Harrisons out of their beds.
Viking Boys|Jessie Margaret Edmondston Saxby