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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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Wilhelmshaven played a prominent role during World War II as the home of one of the German Navy’s largest bases.

From New York Times Aug. 1, 2023

"Wintershall Dea plans to invest around 1 billion euros in the Wilhelmshaven site together with its partners," it said.

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

The facility in Wilhelmshaven is one of several such terminals being put in place to help avert an energy supply shortage.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2023

Amongst them were the Westfalen and Nassau, sister ships, whose scars received in the Jutland fight had been hurriedly patched up in the Wilhelmshaven dockyards.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

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