Sheerness

[ sheer-nis ]

/ ˈʃɪər nɪs /

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noun

a seaport in N Kent, in SE England on the Isle of Sheppey, at the mouth of the Thames: government dockyards.

Example sentences from the Web for sheerness

Earlier this week, news broke that Lululemon was recalling its Luon pant on account of ‘sheerness’.

Lululemon Reports Fourth Quarter Profit Increases Despite Sheer Luon Pant Scandal |Misty White Sidell |March 21, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The athletic-wear company has recalled its “Luon” yoga pants on account of “sheerness.”

Lululemon Discovers What Men Have Always Known: Yoga Pants Are See-Through |Misty White Sidell |March 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
About a week after, we were still lying at Sheerness, and I had totally forgotten the innocent-looking Jemima.

Rattlin the Reefer |Edward Howard
The valve was opened, and the car first struck the water some two miles north of Sheerness.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 |Various

One of the most terrible catastrophes of the war was the blowing up of the Bulwark in Sheerness Harbour.

With our Fighting Men |William E. Sellers
Fortunately this Abdiel of a false company was able to slip off by night and guard the entrance to Sheerness harbour.

William Pitt and the Great War |John Holland Rose
Kirkwood looked back, for the last time, up the road to Sheerness.

The Black Bag |Louis Joseph Vance

British Dictionary definitions for sheerness

Sheerness

/ (ˌʃɪəˈnɛs) /

noun

a port and resort in SE England, in N Kent at the junction of the Medway estuary and the Thames: administratively part of Queenborough in Sheppey since 1968

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