SHEERNESS

Proper noun

Sheerness

A town on the Isle of Sheppey in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9274).

Synonym: Sheerness-on-Sea

Etymology

Noun

sheerness (countable and uncountable, plural sheernesses)

(uncountable) The property of being sheer.

(countable, rare) The result or product of being sheer.

Source: Wiktionary



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