Peene

[ pey-nuh ]

noun

1. a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.

Example Sentences

"The majority of our simulated flooding areas are located in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with the hotspots in the lagoons of Fischland-Darß-Zingst, Rügen, Usedom and the Peene estuary. In Schleswig-Holstein, the Flensburg Fjord, Eckernförde Bay, Fehmarn, Travemünde and Lübeck are particularly affected," says first author Dr Joshua Kiesel, postdoctoral researcher in the Coastal Risks and Sea Level Rise working group at the Institute of Geography at Kiel University.

From Science Daily

Peenemünde is a port in northern Germany, where the River Peene meets the Baltic Sea.

From BBC

A former detective, Graeme Peene, told the BBC that in the late 1970s he reported Beck, after seeing him rubbing a boy's groin at The Beeches children's home.

From BBC

Mr Peene says he considered it "an unusual occurrence" which was "something I felt ought to be reported".

From BBC

Mr Peene added: "I thought - that's a bit strange. What's an MP doing there, and what's a young boy doing sitting on the arm of his chair?"

From BBC