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Dounreay meaning

A settlement (Lower Dounreay) and nuclear establishment (now decommissioned) on the north coast of Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9866).

Using Dounreay

  • The main meaning on this page is: A settlement (Lower Dounreay) and nuclear establishment (now decommissioned) on the north coast of Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9866).
  • In the example corpus, dounreay often appears in combinations such as: at dounreay.

Context around Dounreay

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

regards 1×

Often after:

foreshore 1×

Sentence patterns with Dounreay

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and from dounreay and vulcan 1× area for dounreay has long 1× constructed at dounreay 1× dounreay said the 1× on the dounreay foreshore this 1× regards dounreay ms foyer 1× set at dounreay in the 1× work at dounreay after a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

dounreay said the 1× forss straight campaign 1× kinloss was warmer 1× more than 1000 1× mr mackie said 1× regards dounreay ms 1×

Common sentence endings:

constructed at dounreay 1× decommissioning authority nda 1× dounreay and vulcan 1× foreshore this year 1× highlands in 1971 1× in western europe 1×

Words around Dounreay

Just before it in the word index:

doungel 3 doune 8 dounby 3 dounan 2 doumit 2 doumbia 7

Just after it in the word index:

douple 2 dour 68 dourif 6 douris 5 dourness 3 douro 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Dounreay

  • In this selection, "dounreay" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, regards and foreshore stand out and add context to how "dounreay" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and from dounreay and vulcan and area for dounreay has long. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dounreay" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dounreay

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Dounreay said the mission was the first of its kind in western Europe. (13 words)

The first is the presumption that they will not permit a small modular reactor (SMR) to be constructed at Dounreay. (20 words)

Kinloss was warmer than the previous Christmas Day morning record of 10.6C set at Dounreay in the Highlands in 1971. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

He and his fellow community councillors are concerned that what is described as "offshore support works" for the scheme may have already led to the increase in the number of particles found on the Dounreay foreshore this year. (38 words)

Forss Straight Campaign Group welcomed the news that some improvements would be put in place on a section of the A836 used by motorists travelling to and from Dounreay and Vulcan. (31 words)

Mr Mackie said the travel-to-work area for Dounreay has long been established as a socio-economic designation by local government, statutory bodies and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). (30 words)

Example sentences (8)

Dounreay said the mission was the first of its kind in western Europe.

Forss Straight Campaign Group welcomed the news that some improvements would be put in place on a section of the A836 used by motorists travelling to and from Dounreay and Vulcan.

He and his fellow community councillors are concerned that what is described as "offshore support works" for the scheme may have already led to the increase in the number of particles found on the Dounreay foreshore this year.

More than 1000 men had stopped work at Dounreay after a dispute with the management over the suspension of two process workers.

Regards Dounreay, Ms Foyer said the site has a skilled workforce and links to the national grid and could play a part in industries such as renewables or hydrogen.

The first is the presumption that they will not permit a small modular reactor (SMR) to be constructed at Dounreay.

Kinloss was warmer than the previous Christmas Day morning record of 10.6C set at Dounreay in the Highlands in 1971.

Mr Mackie said the travel-to-work area for Dounreay has long been established as a socio-economic designation by local government, statutory bodies and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).

Common combinations with dounreay

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • at dounreay 3×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dounreay" in a sentence?
An example: "Dounreay said the mission was the first of its kind in western Europe." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "dounreay" from authentic English texts.
What does "dounreay" mean?
Dounreay means: A settlement (Lower Dounreay) and nuclear establishment (now decommissioned) on the north coast of Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NC9866).
How many example sentences with "dounreay" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "dounreay", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.