Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An extensive sandbank of the central North Sea between Great Britain and Denmark. It is a major breeding ground for fish.
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- proper noun nautical A large
sandbank , and associatedfishing ground , in theNorth Sea betweenGreat Britain andDenmark
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Examples
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As for the route of this migration, it probably took these ancient hunter-gatherers across Doggerland – a now submerged stretch of land in the North Sea that is known as Dogger Bank today – and into eastern England.
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The Dogger Bank was a British victory, even if it was not the total annihilation of the enemy that the British navy and public so eagerly desired.
Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003
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The Dogger Bank was the first sea battle between dreadnoughts whose high speed and heavy gun power dominated the action.
Castles of Steel Massie, Robert K., 1929- 2003
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I can remember when I was a younker we used to go fishing for cod off the Dogger Bank, which is a great ridge of hills at the bottom of the sea, not far from the coast of Holland.
Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various
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[Footnote 450: The Dogger Bank is a great shoal in the North Sea, lying between northern England and Denmark.] _9th, Monday.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 Jasper Danckaerts 1898
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'We have a tremendous natural resource in the Dogger Bank, which is an enormous shallow area of the North Sea, the same size as Wales.
The Engineer - News 2010
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He stressed that wind farms nearer to shore need not be in sight of beaches, just closer than areas such as the Dogger Bank, which is 60 nautical miles away.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2008
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"We have a tremendous natural resource in the Dogger Bank, which is an enormous shallow area of the North Sea, the same size as Wales.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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"We have a tremendous natural resource in the Dogger Bank, which is an enormous shallow area of the North Sea, the same size as Wales.
NEI Nuclear Notes 2010
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After passing the Dogger Bank we had a very welcome north-east breeze; with the help of the sails we could now increase the not very reckless speed that the motor was capable of accomplishing.
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