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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCKALL

Rockall  [ˈrɒkɔːl] play
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Rockall is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROCKALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rockall

Rockall

Rockall is an uninhabited remote granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean situated roughly 430 km northwest of Ireland, 380 km west of the Scottish Outer Hebrides island chain and 700 km south of Iceland within the United Kingdom's exclusive economic zone. Since the late 16th century, this 20-metre-high rock in the Atlantic Ocean has been noted in written records, although it is likely that some northern Atlantic fishermen knew of the rock before these historical accounts were made. In the 20th century, the location of the islet became a major interest due to the potential oil and fishing rights, spurring continued debate amongst several European nations. Lord Kennet said of it in 1971 that, "There can be no place more desolate, despairing and awful." It gives its name to one of the sea areas named in the shipping forecast provided by the British Meteorological Office. Rockall has been a point of interest for adventurers and amateur radio operators who have variously landed on or briefly occupied the islet. Fewer than 20 individuals have ever been confirmed to have landed on Rockall, and the longest continuous stay by an individual is currently 42 days.

Definition of Rockall in the English dictionary

The definition of Rockall in the dictionary is an uninhabited British island in the N Atlantic, 354 km W of the Outer Hebrides. Area: 0.07 ha.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCKALL


all
ɔːl
ball
bɔːl
baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
call
kɔːl
fall
fɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
hall
hɔːl
install
ɪnˈstɔːl
jackal
ˈdʒækɔːl
McCall
məˈkɔːl
Nepal
nɪˈpɔːl
outcall
ˈaʊtˌkɔːl
overall
ˈəʊvərˌɔːl
Paul
pɔːl
photocall
ˈfəʊtəʊkɔːl
recall
rɪˈkɔːl
robocall
ˈrəʊbəʊˌkɔːl
scall
skɔːl
Senegal
ˌsɛnɪˈɡɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCKALL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCKALL

after all
and all
at all
be-all and end-all
for all
go to the wall
hole in the wall
in all
Kendall
mall
Marshall
on the ball
shall
softball
tall
the Fall
the small
volleyball
wall
you-all

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCKALL»

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Diagnostic Imaging
This is an interactive digital version of the book, featuring downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-taking facilities, bookmarking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, and linking to references and abbreviations.
Andrea G. Rockall, Andrew Hatrick, Peter Armstrong, 2013
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Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the ...
The regional geology and exploration potential of the NE Rockall Basin P. WADDAMS1 and T. CORDINGLEY2 Texaco Limited, 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf. London, El 4 4HA, UK ( e-mail: waddap(a exchange, texaco.com ) 2 Amerada ...
A. J. Fleet, S. A. Boldy, 1999
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Geological Processes on Continental Margins: Sedimentation, ...
Morphologically, it can be divided into an inner margin consisting of the Hebrides Shelf and an outer margin comprising the Rockall Plateau and adjacent smaller banks (e.g. Lousy Bank, Bill Bailey's Bank), which together form relatively ...
M. S. Stoker, D. Evans, Adrian Cramp, 1998
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The Maritime Zones of Islands in International Law
particularly because of the vagueness of the present definition of the "continental shelf" under the 1958 definition.84 Thus, at least one present dispute, the Rockall dispute in the North Atlantic, as compared with the Irish dispute over use by ...
Clive Ralph Symmons, 1979
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New Scientist
When it comes to the growing arguments about who owns the sea around Rockall (and the oil that may lie beneath it), geomorphology could be crucial. This is bad news for Britain, because, despite having a Union Jack flying from the rock, ...
6
The Petroleum Exploration of Ireland's Offshore Basins
Pat Shannon, P. D. W. Haughton, D. V. Corcoran. Comparative Tertiary stratigraphic evolution of the Porcupine and Rockall basins a. McDonnell & p. m. shannon Department of Geology, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland ...
Pat Shannon, P. D. W. Haughton, D. V. Corcoran, 2001
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Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Table 3.3 Rockall risk score scheme [6]. Value Score 0 1 2 3 Age (years) 60 60– 79 80 – Shock None (systolic BP 100, Tachycardia Hypotension (systolic – pulse 100) (systolic BP 100, pulse BP 100) 100) Comorbidity No major comorbidity ...
Tony C. K. Tham, John S. A. Collins, Roy Soetikno, 2009
8
Atlas of the Deep-Water Seabed: Ireland
The Hatton-Rockall Basin and the Hatton Bank are the names given to the area of the designated Irish seabed furthest away from dry land. This area reaches all the way to the western slopes of the Iceland Basin. The whole area of the Hatton-  ...
‎2010
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Notes on Rockall Island and Bank: With an Account of the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Spotswood Green, 2011
10
New Scientist
Rockall: a controversy in deep water Scientists claim the North Atlantic island and its surrounding sea as an area of outstanding importance to marine research. They think it can provide the key to a great many unsolved oceanographic puzzles ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCKALL»

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Aberdeen police seized cocaine and cannabis from flat on Rockall
Police have seized a cocaine haul worth around £22,000 during a raid on a flat in Aberdeen. Officers also found a small amount of cannabis at the Rockall Place ... «stv.tv, Jul 15»
2
Claire Rockall and Marie Breen a fitness worry for Montenotte
Captain Claire Rockall picked up a foot injury in training – she's been wearing a protective boot and sat out last weekend's win over Maxol WIT Wildcats while ... «Irish Times, Jan 15»
3
Ireland gets back on rocky road to Rockall riches
For the first time in almost 60 years, the exact measurements of the country's territorial waters, including part of the disputed Rockall Bank, are being taken from ... «Irish Examiner, Oct 14»
4
Rockall: Smaller, but in the same place
Data gathered during a record-breaking occupation of the remote islet of Rockall has shown it is lower than previously recorded. The rock was found to have a ... «BBC News, Oct 14»
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Ted Baker Rockall review
Ted Baker has fashionably stepped into audio, bringing with it with a range of bespoke device designs. The Rockall headphones - named after the location on ... «Pocket-lint.com, Aug 14»
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Hacking the Connected Car: Researchers to Show Off a …
... this will only increase as the level of technology integrated into the car goes up,” explained Wil Rockall, director at KPMG's cyber security practice, in an email. «Infosecurity Magazine, Jul 14»
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Plucky Rockall podule man back on (proper) dry land
Brit adventurer Nick Hancock left the North Atlantic islet of Rockall on Saturday, following a marathon 45 days atop the granite outcrop which saw him claim both ... «Register, Jul 14»
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Rockall record breaker has enough
Nick Hancock had planned to spend 60 days alone on Rockall, an extinct volcano 260 miles west of the Outer Hebrides. Last week, he passed the 40-day solo ... «Scotsman, Jul 14»
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Adventurer spends 43 days on THIS tiny Scottish island... and only …
The chartered surveyor has spent the past 43 days on the most remote outpost in the UK – Rockall – beating the previous record set by a solo man by three days ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»
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Loneliest man on the planet: Meet the dad living on a storm-tossed …
Fancy getting away from it all this summer? Well, you could do worse than Rockall, the most remote island in the North Atlantic. Although it's officially part of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 14»

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