Pentland Firth

proper noun

A strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.

OriginOld Norse Petlandsfjörð →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Pentland Firth
  1. A strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.

Origin

  1. Old NorsePetlandsfjörð
  2. EnglishPentland Firth

From Old Norse Petlandsfjörð meaning "fjord of Pictland".

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Pentland Firth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentland%20Firth

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