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Firth of Forth

noun

A large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh.

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... severely felt. There was widespread discontent in the country; and the king in sore financial distress was immovable in his resolve that no steps should be taken for refitting the fleet. The ships remained laid up in port, although the Dutch despatched in April a squadron to the Firth of Forth ...

— History of Holland • George Edmundson

... important. It had always been difficult to bring together the fyrd, or general army of the freemen, even of a small district, and it was quite impossible to bring together the fyrd of a kingdom reaching from the Channel to the Firth of Forth. AElfred's division of the fyrd into two parts, one to fight and the other to stay at home, may have served when all the fighting had to be done in the western part of Wessex. AEthelstan or Eadmund could not possibly make even half of the men of Devonshire or Essex fight in his battles north ...

— A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) - From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII • Samuel Rawson Gardiner

... was maintained at the masthead of the ship, but no signs were seen of the English fleet, until, on the 23rd of March, six days after sailing, they reached the mouth of the Firth of Forth, and were congratulating themselves that they had brought the voyage ...

— In the Irish Brigade - A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain • G. A. Henty

Words linked to "Firth of Forth" : Scotland, firth