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Spithead
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Spithead'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/spithead.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.