DUNGENESS

Meaning of DUNGENESS in English

Dun ‧ ge ‧ ness /ˌdʌndʒəˈnes◂/ BrE AmE

a place in Kent, in southeast England, next to the English Channel, where there are two ↑ nuclear power stations

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

DUNGENESS — promontory on the south coast of the county of Kent, England. It is a bleak triangle of shingle (gravel), projecting …
Britannica English vocabulary
DUNGENESS — Dungeness BrE AmE ˌdʌn d ʒ‿ ə ˈnes ◂ ▶ ˌ Dungeness ˈ B BrE AmE ▶ ˌ Dungeness ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DUNGENESS — a place on the coast of Kent in England where there are two nuclear power stations. The artist Derek Jarman …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DUNGENESS CRAB — noun Etymology: Dungeness, village on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington Date: 1925 a large edible crab ( Cancer …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUNGENESS CRAB — Edible crab ( Cancer magister ) found along the Pacific coast from Alaska to lower California, one of the coast's …
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DUNGENESS CRAB — |dənjə|nes- noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: from Dungeness, village on Juan de Fuca strait, northwest Washington : a large …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUNGENESS CRAB — /dun"jeuh nes', dun'jeuh nes"/ an edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUNGENESS CRAB — noun Etymology: Dungeness, village on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington Date: 1925 : a large edible crab ( …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUNGENESS CRAB — [Dunge.ness crab] n [Dungeness, village on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington] (1925): a large edible crab (Cancer magister) …
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DUNGENESS CRAB — (Cancer magister), edible crab (order Decapoda of the class Crustacea), occurring along the Pacific coast from Alaska to lower California; …
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CRAB — I Any of 4,500 species of short-tailed decapod , found in all oceans, in freshwater, and on land. Its carapace …
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CANCER — I. ˈkan(t)sə(r), -ˈaa-, -ˈai- noun Etymology: Middle English, Cancer (sign of the zodiac), from Latin, crab, cancer; akin to Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIG CRAB — noun : dungeness crab
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARKET CRAB. — See dungeness crab .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELLFISH — any aquatic invertebrate animal having a shell and belonging to the phylum Mollusca, the class Crustacea (phylum Arthropoda), or the …
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RED CRAB — Pacific crab species closely related to the Dungeness crab (q.v.).
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SHEPWAY — district, southern administrative and historic county of Kent, England, extending along the English Channel coast from north of Folkestone (the …
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ROMNEY MARSH — extensive tract of flat land with an area of about 25,000 acres (about 10,000 hectares) bordering the English Channel in …
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NEW ROMNEY — Romney ram. town (parish), Shepway district, administrative and historic county of Kent, England. It was formerly one of the medieval …
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LYDD — town (parish), Shepway district, administrative and historic county of Kent, England. Nearby is the complex shingle spit of Dungeness, on …
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KENT — administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, lying along the English Channel at the southeastern extremity of Great Britain. A …
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JONAH CRAB — North American crab species closely related to the Dungeness crab (q.v.).
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JENKIN, (HENRY CHARLES) FLEEMING — born March 25, 1833, near Dungeness, Kent, Eng. died June 12, 1885, Edinburgh, Scot. British engineer noted for his work …
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ANGLO-DUTCH WARS — also called Dutch Wars, Dutch Engelse Oorlogen (English Wars), the four 17th- and 18th-century naval conflicts between England and the …
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BECALMED — 1. If a sailing ship is becalmed , it is unable to move because there is no wind. We were …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BECALMED — 1. If a sailing ship is ~, it is unable to move because there is no wind. We were ~ …
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REACTOR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES fast breeder reactor nuclear reactor COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE advanced ▪ In 1965 the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LUGWORM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Dungeness beach yielded dabs to black lugworm . ▪ It's the water's coat-of-Joseph and its …
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DAB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dab perfume on sth (= quickly put perfume on ) ▪ She dabbed some …
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ACOUSTIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an acoustic/an electric/a classical guitar COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN guitar ▪ Electric bass, electric …
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