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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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Oppitz said that other firms are assessing the opportunities Wilhelmshaven offers, with clean hydrogen primarily needed by refineries, chemicals, fertilisers and metals makers while industry might welcome carbon storage options.

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

On Tuesday, one of these facilities, at Wilhelmshaven in northwest Germany, received its first full LNG shipment, a cargo from the United States.

From New York Times Jan. 3, 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

In Kiel or Wilhelmshaven an English party could live just as unmolested," he replied, "provided that not the least trace of suspicion was aroused at the outset.

From The Spy in Black by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston

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