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Definition of Solent
1. Noun. A strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Definition of Solent
1. Proper noun. A stretch of sea separating Hampshire from the Isle of Wight ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solent
Literary usage of Solent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1908)
"Spithead is within those limits, and that part of the Solent, ... FELL asked
whether, having regard to the frequent serious accidents in the Solent the ..."
2. The History of England, from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of by Herbert Albert Laurens Fisher (1906)
"On the 18th the French fleet appeared in the Solent. A light breeze blew from
the land, and Lisle came out in the hope that he might draw his adversary ..."
3. Hampshire, with the Isle of Wight by George Albemarle Bertie Dewar, John Vaughan (1901)
"ITINERARY THE SIXTH "THE BRITISH SEA" A good name for the Solent—Leland at
Portsmouth—Fight b» tween English and French Navies off Portsmouth—D'Anni.i ..."
4. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1877)
"10 « 10/ to Mr. S. Saunders, by the Capsizing of a Boat in the Solent, 16_/ 9 e
to Mi.is Amy Sedgwick, who Fell into the Thames near Staines, ..."
5. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"Now tow'rds the Solent ten as Stour her way doth ply, On Shaftsbury, by chance,
she coat her crystal eye. Drayt. ..."
6. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1892)
"... gorgeous wings through the bright sky; I bow to no mandate save only to Him
Who reigneth in glory on high. THE WRECK OF THE Solent. FREDERIC LYSTER. ..."
7. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1897)
"Solent YACHT RACING BY ... HUGHES PERHAPS there is no sport which has taken such
a sudden jump into popularity as small-yacht racing on the Solent. ..."
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