Jutland
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- proper noun
- /ˈdʒʌt.lənd/
- Strategically significant, the Battle of Jutland highlighted the naval warfare capabilities of both the British and German fleets.
- Battle of Jutland
Examples
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The British Grand Fleet faced the German High Seas Fleet in the decisive yet inconclusive Jutland battle.
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Other times we get "dreadnoughts in space," with gunnery duels like Jutland—but again, hiding is hard, so this battle should take place at extreme range.
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The Royal Navy would not face a serious challenge at sea until the Battle of Jutland more than a century later.
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Somebody messes up, we'll be in the biggest naval battle since the Jutland.
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That same eirick who smashed the Danish army at jutland, who fought outnumbered on Zealand.
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Its ships might also make stops at Frederikshavn on North Jutland to board passengers; calls at the latter city were intended to counteract the success of the North German lines in Jutland.
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Britain's vast naval fleet spent most of the war tied up to the quays, waiting for the inferior German fleet to come out and fight; when the latter finally did so, the result was the inconclusive Battle of Jutland, after which both fleets sat out the rest of the war in port.
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The Battle of Jutland in 1916 marked one of the largest naval confrontations during World War I.
Synonyms
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A fight that happens at sea between warships
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A large sea battle in World War I between British and German fleets off Denmark in 1916
Compounds
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A large sea battle in World War I between British and German fleets off Denmark in 1916
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jutland in Battle of Jutland comes from the place name made of the Jutes and land, meaning 'land of the Jutes'. So the battle is called Jutland because it was fought off the coast of that peninsula.