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Haulbowline Island

Haulbowline Island proper noun: an island in Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, used as a naval base (Irish grid ref W 7965).

Proper noun

Haulbowline Island

  1. An island in Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, used as a naval base (Irish grid ref W 7965).
    • Haulbowline Island lies in Cork Harbour, opposite Cobh. As its unusual and picturesque name suggests, it is a naval base, and until Southern Ireland achieved self-government in 1921, it was occupied by the British Admiralty.1952 May, “Notes and News: Haulbowline Island Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 351
    Synonyms:
    Haulbowline

Synonyms of Haulbowline Island

Questions about Haulbowline Island

What does Haulbowline Island mean?
Haulbowline Island means an island in Cork Harbour, south of Cobh, County Cork, Ireland, used as a naval base (Irish grid ref W 7965).
What part of speech is Haulbowline Island?
Haulbowline Island is a proper noun.

Words near Haulbowline Island in the dictionary

  1. haulageway
  2. haulageways
  3. haulback
  4. haulbacks
  5. Haulbowline
  6. Haulbowline Island
  7. hauld
  8. haulds
  9. hauled
  10. hauled around
  11. hauled ass

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