Wilhelmshaven

[ vil-helms-hah-fuhn ]

/ ˈvɪl hɛlmsˌhɑ fən /

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noun

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

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How to use Wilhelmshaven in a sentence

They supposed he was bringing cargo in his galliot from Wilhelmshaven, all the company's plant and stores coming from that port.
The Riddle of the Sands|Erskine Childers
Of the three instruments at Wilhelmshaven, only one showed any movement at the time of the earthquake.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
On one occasion a half-flotilla of boats were lying alongside their parent ship in Wilhelmshaven.
The Story of Our Submarines|John Graham Bower
It was claimed that the U-53 had made the trip from Wilhelmshaven in seventeen days.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII)|Various

He sank several—and is now waiting impatiently outside of Wilhelmshaven for more.
With the French in France and Salonika|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for Wilhelmshaven

Wilhelmshaven

/ (German vɪlhɛlmsˈhaːfən) /

noun

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)

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