voe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /vəʊ/    美 /voʊ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord. UK
    — On a fine summer's evening, an inhabitant of Unst happened to be walking along the sandy margin of a voe.

词形变化

voes plural vae alternative vo alternative

词源

Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.
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