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Definition of Skagerrak

1. Noun. A broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway.

Definition of Skagerrak

1. Proper noun. The marine passage between Norway and Denmark, formerly also included the passage between Sweden and Denmark, comprising of the Kattegat. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Skagerrak

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"Battle of Skagerrak as Germany Sees It By CAPTAIN VON ... Still less can the battle of Skagerrak have left its impress upon world history. ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"These are accordingly north-easterly along the Skagerrak, southerly along the west coast, south-westerly in northern Norway. They are for the most part cold ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"All the waters which enter the Skagerrak or Kattegat as undercurrents can be ... The deepest water stratum in the Skagerrak is certainly of oceanic origin; ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"In spring and summer the water from the Baltic is sufficiently abundant to inundate the whole surface of the Kattegat and Skagerrak, but in winter the ..."

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