Skagerrak
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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When she set off on a mysterious mission, chasing a dodgy Norwegian captain along the treacherous shores of the Skagerrak, she took her baby with her.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2015
The sh-sh shtuttering on the first word lasts about 30 seconds and sounds like the hushed Skagerrak tide on the turn, on pebbles.
From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2012
On November 24th, when Princess Mette-Marit of Norway pressed the red button, pumps started to hum, pressing freshwater from a river and saltwater from the nearby Skagerrak through an array of white steel cylinders.
From Economist • Dec. 3, 2009
Once through the Skagerrak and out of the foggy Baltic, the vessel acted like a ship carrying hot cargo.
From Time Magazine Archive
The part of it west of a line joining the Skaw with Christiania fjord receives the name of Skagerrak; the part east of this line is called the Kattegat.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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