SPITHEAD

SPITHEAD: the eastern portion of the strait which separates the Isle of Wight from the Hampshire coast, 14 m. long, with an average breadth of 4 m.; is a sheltered and safe riding for ships, and as such is much used by the British navy; receives its name from a long "spit" of sandbank jutting out from the mainland.

See the SOLENT.

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Spithead — (spr. Spitthed), Sandbank bei Portsmouth, s.d. 1) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spithead — (spr. ßpitt hedd), s. Portsmouth … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spithead — (spr. hedd), Meeresarm, der die engl. Insel Wight vom Festlande trennt, vor Portsmouth, brit. Hauptreede, befestigt … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Spithead — (Spithedd), s. Portsmouth … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Spithead — [spit′hed′] see SOLENT The … English World dictionary
Spithead — Spithead … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spithead — Location map|United Kingdom label = lat = 50.75 long = 1.14 caption = Map showing the location of Spithead within the United Kingdom. float = right background = white width = 200Spithead is an area of the Solent and a roadstead off Gilkicker… … Wikipedia
Spithead — 50° 45′ 05″ N 1° 08′ 12″ W / 50.7514, 1.13667 … Wikipédia en Français
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Spithead and Nore mutinies — The Delegates in Council, or beggars on horseback, contemporary caricature The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. There were also discontent and minor incidents on ships in other locations in… … Wikipedia

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