How do you use Kattegat in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Kattegat in a sentence
Kattegat meaning
A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.
Using Kattegat
- The main meaning on this page is: A body of water between Jutland and the Swedish mainland.
- In the example corpus, kattegat often appears in combinations such as: of kattegat, the kattegat, kattegat has.
Context around Kattegat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kattegat
- In this selection, "kattegat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, conquered, reclaimed, captured, bridge and ivar stand out and add context to how "kattegat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1784 the kattegat was the and across the kattegat has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kattegat" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kattegat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lagertha takes back her rightful place as the ruler of Kattegat. (11 words)
Nudansk Ordbog (1993), 15th edition, 2nd reprint, Copenhagen: Politikens Forlag, entry Kattegat. (12 words)
Lagertha believes that it is her fate to leave Ragnar when Aslaug arrives in Kattegat. (15 words)
Near the Danish straits the salinity is close to that of the Kattegat, but still not fully oceanic, because the saltiest water that passes the straits is already mixed with considerable amounts of outflow water. (35 words)
After being exiled from Kattegat, Ivar found himself in Russia and has seemingly brought a new army back to the Viking village in an attempt to reclaim his throne and overthrow Bjorn as king. (34 words)
As it turned out, he would have his opportunity to step up and reclaim the trust of Ragnar and the people of Kattegat, against the very group he had allied with. (31 words)
Example sentences (16)
Since the 1950s, a bridge project usually referred to as Kattegatbroen (The Kattegat Bridge) connecting Jutland and Zealand across the Kattegat has been considered.
After Lagertha conquered Kattegat with the help of Astrid and her army, Aslaug agreed to relinquish the throne and go into exile.
Even after their separation, she has continued to grow as a character, rising to the rank of an earl and then to Queen of Kattegat.
Ivar became the King of Kattegat after taking the throne from Ragnar's former wife Lagertha.
After being exiled from Kattegat, Ivar found himself in Russia and has seemingly brought a new army back to the Viking village in an attempt to reclaim his throne and overthrow Bjorn as king.
As it turned out, he would have his opportunity to step up and reclaim the trust of Ragnar and the people of Kattegat, against the very group he had allied with.
In the Season 5 finale, Bjorn reclaimed Kattegat from his half-brother, Ivar the Boneless (Alex Hogh Andersen) and his mother, Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick), declared him the new ruler there.
Lagertha believes that it is her fate to leave Ragnar when Aslaug arrives in Kattegat.
Lagertha takes back her rightful place as the ruler of Kattegat.
Lagertha was tested early on while left alone in Kattegat and still married to Ragnar.
Once Ivar takes control of Kattegat, he also takes on a Machiavellian style of rule.
Then, once peace was made, he captured Kattegat while Ragnar and King Horik went off raiding without him.
Due to the very heavy sea traffic and many large coastal settlements, Kattegat has been designated as a Sulphur Emission Control Area as part of the Baltic Sea, since 2006.
Near the Danish straits the salinity is close to that of the Kattegat, but still not fully oceanic, because the saltiest water that passes the straits is already mixed with considerable amounts of outflow water.
Nudansk Ordbog (1993), 15th edition, 2nd reprint, Copenhagen: Politikens Forlag, entry Kattegat.
Until the completion of the Eider Canal in 1784, the Kattegat was the only water route into and out of the Baltic region.
Common combinations with kattegat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of kattegat 5×
- the kattegat 4×
- kattegat has 2×
- in kattegat 2×