Pentland Firth

[ pent-luhnd ]

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noun

a strait between N Scotland and the Orkney Islands, linking the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean: noted for its rough sea conditions. 14 miles (23 km) long.

Pentland Firth

/ ˈpɛntlənd /

a channel between the mainland of N Scotland and the Orkney Islands: notorious for rough seas. Length: 32 km (20 miles). Width: up to 13 km (8 miles)

For it would have been a great undertaking for any small boat to cross the Pentland Firth.

They had come round by the Pentland Firth and reached their cruising ground on the fourth day.

Good trout-fishing in Scotland, south of the Pentland Firth, is almost impossible to procure.

This induced the captain to run through the Pentland Firth, after passing through which they were beset by calms.

They who want excitement had better go and beat a vessel up the Pentland Firth, against both wind and tide.

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