Solent
Pronunciation: /ˈsəʊlənt/
The English word “Solent” has 1 meaning listed here.
proper noun
- A strait separating Hampshire from the Isle of Wight in southern England.
Etymology
From Old English Sol(u)ente, a pre-English name of obscure origin. The second element is seemingly Proto-Indo-European *auent- (“to wet, to spring”).
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