Spithead

[ spit-hed ]

noun

1. a roadstead off the S coast of England between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Spithead

/ ˌspɪtˈhɛd /

noun

1. an extensive anchorage between the mainland of England and the Isle of Wight, off Portsmouth

Example Sentences

Anson arrived at Spithead, after a voyage of three years and nine months round the world.

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In the following year he was about to put to sea when the Spithead fleet mutinied.

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The west tide was going, and a long stretch was made across Spithead, 'Britannia' giving her rival a blistering for a time.

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Howe commanded the channel fleet; he kept it at Spithead, and it did nothing of importance during the year.

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The Scorpion was in such a crazy state that she had nearly foundered between Spithead and Plymouth.

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