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Flamborough Head

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Flamborough Head [ˈflæmbərə -brə]
n
(Placename) a chalk promontory in NE England, on the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire


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Hundreds of people gathered on the chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head to watch the battle, which lasted for nearly four hours with unremitting fury and was later regarded as one of the most desperate and sanguinary fights in naval history.
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