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voe

British  
/ vəʊ, vo /

noun

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

"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

Etymology

Origin of voe

C17: from Old Norse vagr

Example Sentences

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Our Viking-boys were not long rowing out the voe that evening.

From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston

That afternoon the Osprey, with the three young rovers and Pirate aboard, went out the voe.

From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston

A second high narrow window, with a lattice, faced towards the west and north, so that persons standing at it could, by leaning forward, look completely up the voe.

From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by Hoggans, T.

The voe alluded to was a small but deep one, forming a good harbour on the north side of Navie Grind.

From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by Hoggans, T.

On one side of us was Rowe Sound, and on the other Hagraseter Voe, a long, narrow voe running out of Yell Sound.

From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Webb, Archibald

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