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Scapa Flow

/ˈskɑːpə ˈfləʊ/

Scapa Flow proper noun: a body of sheltered water between islands in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

Proper noun

Scapa Flow

  1. A body of sheltered water between islands in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
    • Despite the line proving to be a useful strategic route for men and supplies to the British naval fleets stationed at Scapa Flow in both world wars, the Duke's legacy looked to have passed into history when it was listed for closure in the infamous Beeching report.2021 October 20, Paul Stephen, “Leisure and pleasure on the Far North Line”, in RAIL, number 942, page 48

Origin of Scapa Flow

From Old Norse Skalpaflói (“bay of the long isthmus”).

Questions about Scapa Flow

What does Scapa Flow mean?
Scapa Flow means a body of sheltered water between islands in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
What part of speech is Scapa Flow?
Scapa Flow is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Scapa Flow?
Scapa Flow is pronounced /ˈskɑːpə ˈfləʊ/.

Words near Scapa Flow in the dictionary

  1. SCAO
  2. scap
  3. scap-net
  4. scap-nets
  5. Scapa
  6. Scapa Flow
  7. scape
  8. scape-animal
  9. scape-animals
  10. scape-bird
  11. scape-birds

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