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Definition of Strait of Dover
1. Noun. The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent.
Definition of Strait of Dover
1. Proper noun. A strait in the English Channel, connecting to the North Sea, between Dover (England) and Calais (France) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strait Of Dover
Literary usage of Strait of Dover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Finally the effect of the tidal stream entering the Channel through the Strait
of Dover from the North Sea must be considered. ..."
2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Finally the effect of the tidal stream entering the Channel through the Strait
of Dover from the North Sea must be considered. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the eastern half the average is only 200, and in the Strait of Dover the depth
varies from 6 to 120 feet. The length of the north coastal line, ..."
4. The Origins of the War by Raymond Poincaré (1921)
"... the Government that Great Britain should declare her opposition to any passage
through the Strait of Dover by the German Fleet.1 This was a first step; ..."
5. Europe by Frederick William Rudler (1885)
"The Strait of Dover and the projected Tunnel. The continental section of western
Europe is severed from the British Isles by the English Channel, ..."
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