voe

/ vəʊ, vo /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of voe¹

C17: from Old Norse vagr

Example Sentences

Flt Lt Cruickshank refused medical attention after the attack and flew the aircraft back to its base at Sullom Voe in Shetland.

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Even when that woman went public, Williams’ identity was protected as “Robert Voe.”

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The construction of a terminal at Sullom Voe, an inlet in the north of the largest island, brought not just jobs but a fee for every barrel of oil it handled.

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From the 1970s Arlene Robertson worked as a cook, a cleaner and a nurse at Sullom Voe.

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Danny De Voe, a partner at Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz law firm in Uniondale, New York, who filed many of those suits, declined to comment, citing attorney-client privilege.

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