Wilhelmshaven

[ vil-helms-hah-fuh n ]

/ ˈvɪl hɛlmsˌhɑ fən /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for wilhelmshaven

The distance from Heligoland to Kiel is about ninety land miles, and to Wilhelmshaven about forty-five.
Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot.
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
The Wilhelmshaven dove cote, by way of exception, depends upon the Admiralty.
Scientific American Supplement No. 819|Various
But Kiel, Wilhelmshaven and Zeebrugge are likely to change all this.
Aircraft and Submarines|Willis J. Abbot.

Alternate spellings "Wilhelmshafen" and "Wilhelmshaven" retained as in the original text.
The Kaiser's Memoirs|William II, German Emperor

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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