English to filipino meaning of

solent

Ang Solent ay isang kipot ng tubig na naghihiwalay sa Isle of Wight mula sa mainland ng England. Matatagpuan ito sa pagitan ng mga county ng Hampshire at Isle of Wight, at nag-uugnay sa English Channel sa silangan sa Southampton Water sa hilaga. Ang salitang "Solent" ay pinaniniwalaang nagmula sa Old English na salitang "saelen" na nangangahulugang "to salt," na tumutukoy sa alat ng tubig sa lugar.

Sentence Examples

  1. The views across the Solent stretched uninterrupted in multiple directions.
  2. Supplies came by boat from the island or trade with the network of Solent forts which formed part of the wider coastal defences built almost five hundred years ago by King Henry VIII to defend the south coast against invasion by the French.
  3. The two forts, passive sentinels for some one hundred and fifty years, stood guard over the shipping lanes at the eastern end of the Solent.
  4. Planted orchards ran down to a beach that looked back across the Solent towards the mainland.
  5. Together with Hurst and the other Solent forts, they made up a formidable chain of castles, forts and shore batteries constructed during Napoleonic times to defend Portsmouth against the threat of invasion by the French.
  6. The narrow western entrance to the Solent was notorious for its strong tides.
  7. Nothing to get excited about, mind you but he was experienced enough as a skipper to never underestimate a storm and its ability to create havoc even in the sheltered waters of the Solent.
  8. Despite its Napoleonic grandeur and imposing position, facing Hurst on the opposite side of the western entrance to the Solent, it looked deserted.
  9. These defences had provided welcome protection against unwanted visitors in the Solent.
  10. A castle surrounded by the tidal waters of the Solent, and the tide was just beginning to turn.
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