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Definition of 'the Sound'

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the Sound in British

a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand (Denmark), linking the Kattegat with the Baltic: busy shipping lane; spanned by a bridge in 2000. Length of the strait: 113 km (70 miles). Narrowest point: 5 km (3 miles)
. Danish name: Øresund. Swedish name: Öresund
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Trends of 'the Sound'

Used Occasionally. the Sound is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Nearby words of 'the Sound'

  • the Sooner State
  • the sooner the better
  • the Sorbonne
  • the Sound
  • the Sound of Mull
  • the south
  • the South Atlantic

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Related Terms of 'the Sound'

  • the Sound of Mull
  • to sound the death knell
  • to sound the alarm

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Definition of the Sound from the Collins English Dictionary

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