Definition of Hook of Holland

1. Noun. A cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam.

Exact synonyms: Hoek Van Holland
Group relationships: Holland, Kingdom Of The Netherlands, Nederland, Netherlands, The Netherlands
Generic synonyms: Cape, Ness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hook Of Holland

Hong Kong toe
Hongcouver
Honiara
Honolulu
Honora
Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti
Honore Balzac
Honore Daumier
Honore de Balzac
Honoria
Honorius
Honour
Hons
Honshu
Hook of Holland (current term)
Hooke
Hooke's atom
Hooke's gearing
Hooke's law
Hooker's green
Hooker's onion
Hooker's orchid
Hooker-Forbes test
Hookerian
Hookins
Hooman
Hoop
Hooray Henries
Hooray Henry

Literary usage of Hook of Holland

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

1. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1905)
"the Hook of Holland; and trains thence, in connection with the steamers, ... Fares from London for passengers not landing at the Hook of Holland: to ..."

2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1918)
"... arrived yesterday, contrary to regulations of Netherlands Government, at the Hook of Holland, and was ordered out again and left. ..."

3. Belgium and Holland, Including the Grand-duchy of Luxembourg: Handbook for by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1905)
"the Hook of Holland; and trains thence, in connection with the steamers, to (17 M.) Rotterdam ... The steamers go on from the Hook of Holland to (l'/j hr. ..."

4. A Treatise on the Principles and Practice of Dock Engineering by Brysson Cunningham (1904)
"Mole at Hook of Holland. lashings of 1-inch tarred rope with free ends, and withes. Two such networks, upper and lower, enclosed three layers of ..."

5. Worcestershire Place Names by William Henry Duignan (1905)
"Exs.: Hook Farm, Hook Common, Hook of Holland. Hope, in various forms, is a common terminal, and an occasional prefix in the Midlands, especially Salop. ..."

6. The Nautical Magazine (1832)
"Hook of Holland Canal.—Alteration in Position of Leading Lights (A and B).—The white leading lights (A and B) indicating the fairway of the Noord gat, ..."

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