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Sherwood Forest

UK/ˈʃɜːwʊd ˈfɒɹɪst/US/ˈʃɝwʊd ˈfɔɹɪst/

Sherwood Forest proper noun: a country park in Nottinghamshire, England.

Proper noun

Sherwood Forest

  1. A country park in Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. (slang) The banks of Polaris missile tubes on a submarine.
    • Here crewmen are standing by in "Sherwood Forest" — as the missile compartment is named […]1964, Adventure in Partnership: The Story of Polaris, page 34
    • Fifteen other launcher tubes — Polaris submarines have 16 in the midships "Sherwood Forest" compartment […]1966, Flight International, volume 90, page 36

Questions about Sherwood Forest

What does Sherwood Forest mean?
Sherwood Forest means a country park in Nottinghamshire, England.
What part of speech is Sherwood Forest?
Sherwood Forest is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sherwood Forest?
Sherwood Forest is pronounced /ˈʃɝwʊd ˈfɔɹɪst/ (US).

Words near Sherwood Forest in the dictionary

  1. Sherwen
  2. Sherwens
  3. Sherwin
  4. Sherwins
  5. Sherwood
  6. Sherwood Forest
  7. Sherwood Park
  8. Sherwood Rise
  9. Sherwoodian
  10. sherwoodite
  11. Sheryl

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