Minch

[ minch ]

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noun

a sea channel between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides islands. 25–45 miles (40–70 km) wide. Little Minch.

Minch

/ mɪntʃ /

the Minch
the Minch a channel of the Atlantic divided into the North Minch between the mainland of Scotland and the Isle of Lewis, and the Little Minch between the Isle of Skye and Harris and North Uist

On the day when the fog fell and we ran down Alan's boat, we had been running through the Little Minch.

My dear, Mrs. Minch took her in her arms, Bess is better off.

He came down to dinner, but Lady Augusta Minch was very shy of him.

Beyond the bay is the Minch, bounded in the extreme distance by the Isle of Skye.

It forms a broad bay, land-locked on right and left, and open to the Minch on the north.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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