Solent
/ˈsəʊlənt/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A strait separating Hampshire from the Isle of Wight in southern England.
"One, two, three Victorian military forts in the Solent—an early indication they have a thing about foreign invasion down here."
Example
More examples"One, two, three Victorian military forts in the Solent—an early indication they have a thing about foreign invasion down here."
Etymology
From Old English Solentan, ultimately of unknown origin, but possibly related to the noun sol (“mud, wet sand”).