Get to know Lerwick better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Lerwick in a sentence
Lerwick meaning
A town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
Using Lerwick
- The main meaning on this page is: A town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
- In the example corpus, lerwick often appears in combinations such as: in lerwick, of lerwick, lerwick was.
Context around Lerwick
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lerwick
- In this selection, "lerwick" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, near, involving, logan, tingwall, ferry and lifeboat stand out and add context to how "lerwick" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 900th involving lerwick lifeboat and butcher in lerwick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lerwick" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lerwick
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The next stop on her itinerary is Lerwick. (8 words)
We get meat from the butcher in Lerwick. (8 words)
Lerwick/Tingwall Airport is located convert west of Lerwick. (9 words)
The festivals roots date back to the Napoleonic period when rival groups of Lerwick youths dragged sledges with burning “Tar Barrels” on them through the town, with each squad collecting their barrel secretly weeks in advance. (36 words)
The manual has been developed by Signalong tutor Susie Fox, an additional support needs (ASN) teacher at Bell’s Brae Primary School in Lerwick, who has worked closely with the national communications charity. (33 words)
Built in 1913 as a naval radio station, the Shetland Isles’ Met Office at Lerwick provides the temperature reading you see on the top right-hand corner of the UK weather map. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Lerwick/Tingwall Airport is located convert west of Lerwick.
During high winds overnight, significant damage has been caused to the roof of large commercial property near Lerwick Ferry Terminal.
The call-out is believed to be the 900th involving Lerwick lifeboat.
The next stop on her itinerary is Lerwick.
The only driving test centre on the islands is located in Lerwick, where it could be up to five months before a test is available.
Built in 1913 as a naval radio station, the Shetland Isles’ Met Office at Lerwick provides the temperature reading you see on the top right-hand corner of the UK weather map.
Guests were treated to a Viking welcome ashore from members of the Lerwick Jarl Squad.
In Shetland a bright red display of poppies decorating the cairn outside Anderson High school in Lerwick was made by pupils, knitters and community groups.
Lerwick Distillery, founded by Martin Watt, Calum Miller and Caroline MacIntyre, is nearing completion after they found the site on Market Street two years ago.
We get meat from the butcher in Lerwick.
Graeme Hunter appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday over the alleged incident on Lerwick Drive.
Guizers dressed as Vikings from the Jarl Squad set fire to the longship with burning brands as they take part in the Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands.
LERWICK, United Kingdom (AFP) – Vikings partied in Scotland’s Shetland Islands on Tuesday in the annual festival, featuring a parade of men in suits of armour torching a wooden ship.
The festivals roots date back to the Napoleonic period when rival groups of Lerwick youths dragged sledges with burning “Tar Barrels” on them through the town, with each squad collecting their barrel secretly weeks in advance.
The manual has been developed by Signalong tutor Susie Fox, an additional support needs (ASN) teacher at Bell’s Brae Primary School in Lerwick, who has worked closely with the national communications charity.
The Shetland branch of Samaritans, based at Charlotte Street in Lerwick, has 14 volunteers.
Winning candidate Beatrice Wishart and her family and supporters get together to celebrate at Fort Charlotte in Lerwick.
Logan Lerwick and Lincoln Seibert trot off the field following a drive Friday night.
Shetland is also served by a domestic connection from Lerwick to Aberdeen on mainland Scotland.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a congregation in Lerwick.
Common combinations with lerwick
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in lerwick 8×
- of lerwick 2×
- lerwick was 2×