Solway Firth

[ sol-wey ]

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noun

an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.

Solway Firth

/ ˈsɒlweɪ /

an inlet of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. Length: about 56 km (35 miles)

Carboniferous rocks appear in small faulted tracts, unconformable on the Silurian, on 832 the shores of the Solway Firth.

When there were storms at sea, vessels would come into Solway Firth for a safe harbor.

They went with the intention of taking up their quarters at Kirkcudbright, or some watering-place on the Solway Firth.

Esk (esk), a river in Scotland flowing into the Solway Firth.

Then he was put to work in a big town on the other side of the Solway Firth.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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