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STRAIT OF DOVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Strait of Dover mean?
• STRAIT OF DOVER (noun)
The noun STRAIT OF DOVER has 1 sense:
1. the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
Familiarity information: STRAIT OF DOVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Pas de Calais; Strait of Calais; Strait of Dover
Instance hypernyms:
sound; strait (a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
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