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Wilhelmshaven

American  
[vil-helms-hah-fuhn] / ˈvɪl hɛlmsˌhɑ fən /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.


Wilhelmshaven British  
/ vɪlhɛlmsˈhaːfən /

noun

  1. a port and resort in NW Germany, in Lower Saxony: founded in 1853; was the chief German North Sea naval base until 1945; a major oil port. Pop: 84 586 (2003 est)

"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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After it began, German officials moved quickly to set up gas terminals and floating L.N.G. storage tanks at Wilhelmshaven, casting aside the usual appetite for deliberation and bureaucratic processes.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

"We will become the pumping heart of Germany by 2030," said Alexander Leonhardt, who heads the business development agency for Wilhelmshaven, which has a population of 80,000.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2023

The LNG platform at Wilhelmshaven is one of three set to be completed by early this year.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

“When we said that, for example, such a terminal should be built here in Wilhelmshaven this year already, many said that’s never possible, that would never succeed,” the chancellor said at Saturday’s ceremony.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2022

These are Wilhelmshaven, the naval headquarters on the North Sea, and Kiel, the headquarters on the Baltic, Danzig being an establishment of lesser importance, and Kiao-chau an undeveloped base in the Shantung peninsula, China.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

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