sheerness

sheerness
a) The property of being sheer.
b) The result or product of being sheer.

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  • Sheerness — infobox UK place country = England official name= Sheerness static static image caption=Sheerness clock tower latitude= 51.4410 longitude= 0.7605 population = 11,654 (2001 census) shire district= Swale shire county = Kent region= South East… …   Wikipedia

  • Sheerness — 51.440.76194444444445 Koordinaten: 51° 26′ N, 0° 46′ O …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sheerness — Tour de l horloge, Sheerness Sheerness est une ville située à proximité de l estuaire de la Medway au nord ouest de l île de Sheppey dans le nord du Kent en Angleterre. Avec une population d environ 12 000 personnes, c est la plus grande… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Sheerness — Original name in latin Sheerness Name in other language Sheerness, Shirness, Ширнесс State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 51.43946 latitude 0.76029 altitude 1 Population 11914 Date 2010 08 03 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • sheerness — Ⅰ. sheer [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) nothing but; absolute: sheer hard work. 2) (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so. 3) (of a fabric) very thin. ► ADVERB ▪ perpendicularly. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • Sheerness-on-Sea railway station — Infobox UK station name = Sheerness on Sea code = SSS manager = Southeastern locale = Sheerness borough = Swale usage0405 = 0.566 usage0506 = 0.589 usage0607 = 0.579 platforms = 1 years = 1 June 1883 events = Opened years1 = 8 November 1914… …   Wikipedia

  • Sheerness Line — The Sheerness Line connects Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent with Sittingbourne on the mainland, and with the Chatham Main Line for trains to London and elsewhere in Kent. It opened on 19 July 1860.The line was electrified by British… …   Wikipedia

  • Sheerness Swimming Club & Lifeguard Corps — The Sheerness Swimming Club was started in 1884. The Sheerness Lifeguard Corps was formed on 17 April 1959. The two Clubs merged on 2 February 1969 to become The Sheerness Swimming Club Lifeguard Corps. The Club is still serving the residents of… …   Wikipedia

  • sheerness — noun see sheer III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Sheerness — /shear nis/, n. a seaport in N Kent, in SE England on the Isle of Sheppey, at the mouth of the Thames: government dockyards. 31,541. * * * …   Universalium

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