How do you use Skagerrak in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like strait or sound, plus the exact meaning.
Skagerrak in a sentence
Skagerrak meaning
The marine passage between Norway and Denmark, formerly also including the passage between Sweden and Denmark, comprising the Kattegat.
Using Skagerrak
- The main meaning on this page is: The marine passage between Norway and Denmark, formerly also including the passage between Sweden and Denmark, comprising the Kattegat.
- Useful related words include: skagerak, strait, sound.
- In the example corpus, skagerrak often appears in combinations such as: the skagerrak, skagerrak and.
Context around Skagerrak
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skagerrak
- In this selection, "skagerrak" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cross, southern, strait and consists stand out and add context to how "skagerrak" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the skagerrak strait to and arrangements cross skagerrak consists of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skagerrak" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skagerrak
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The victory of the Skagerrak was celebrated in the press, children were given a holiday and the nation celebrated. (19 words)
Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak Strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side. (24 words)
They then proceeded north-west, passing convert west of the Horn's Reef lightship heading for the Little Fisher Bank at the mouth of the Skagerrak. (26 words)
The southern Skagerrak and North Sea coast is the lowland south of the mountain range, from Stavanger in the west to the western reaches of the outer part of the Oslofjord in the east. (34 words)
The sea area is a continuation of the Skagerrak and may be seen as a bay of the Baltic Sea or the North Sea or, as in traditional Scandinavian usage, neither of these. (33 words)
Other arrangements Cross-Skagerrak consists of 3 poles, from which 2 are switched in parallel and the third uses an opposite polarity with a higher transmission voltage. (27 words)
Example sentences (6)
Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, and the Skagerrak Strait to the south, with Denmark on the other side.
Other arrangements Cross-Skagerrak consists of 3 poles, from which 2 are switched in parallel and the third uses an opposite polarity with a higher transmission voltage.
The sea area is a continuation of the Skagerrak and may be seen as a bay of the Baltic Sea or the North Sea or, as in traditional Scandinavian usage, neither of these.
The southern Skagerrak and North Sea coast is the lowland south of the mountain range, from Stavanger in the west to the western reaches of the outer part of the Oslofjord in the east.
The victory of the Skagerrak was celebrated in the press, children were given a holiday and the nation celebrated.
They then proceeded north-west, passing convert west of the Horn's Reef lightship heading for the Little Fisher Bank at the mouth of the Skagerrak.
Common combinations with skagerrak
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: