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Heligoland

Proper noun

Meaning

Heligoland

A small island in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in the North Sea

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A force of British light cruisers and destroyers entered the Heligoland Bight (the part of the North Sea closest to Hamburg ) to attack German destroyer patrols. Source: Internet

Battlecruisers in action The first combat involving battlecruisers during World War I was the Battle of Heligoland Bight in August 1914. Source: Internet

On 24 September 1900 radio telegraphy signals were exchanged regularly with the island of Heligoland over a distance of 62 km. Source: Internet

L 1 was lost on 9 September near Heligoland when caught in a storm while taking part in an exercise with the German fleet. 14 crew members drowned, the first fatalities in a Zeppelin accident. Source: Internet

Trip hop in the 2010s Major notable releases include Massive Attack's Heligoland and Dutch's A Bright Cold Day in 2010. citation citation How To Destroy Angels released a self-titled EP in 2010, and a full album Welcome Oblivion in 2013. Source: Internet

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