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- proper noun A seaside town in
Lincolnshire , on the east coast of England.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Knowing our luck they'll send Ginger Spice plus private staff to report on travelling as a single mother (first class to Honalulu) and for us fund a two-man tent holiday in Skegness under the title 'Best of British' - Norfolk sounds idyllic by comparison.
Hatfield Girl Shock Revelations Newmania 2007
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He became a showman and died after being savaged in Skegness by a lion called Freddie.
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Meanwhile in Skegness, Freddie the Lion licks his lips.
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He became a showman and died after being savaged in Skegness by a lion called Freddie.
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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He became a showman and died after being savaged in Skegness by a lion called Freddie.
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Former Take That star DJing in Skegness | FreakyTrigger
Former Take That star DJing in Skegness | FreakyTrigger 2002
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Skegness in Lincolnshire is identified in the report as being at particular risk from sea-level rises and increased storm surges.
Climate change 'will wreak havoc on Britain's coastline by 2050' 2011
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For the Syrian lorry driver whose search for Gibraltar ended in Skegness, the Department of Transport's latest initiative comes too late, but other satnav users can hope for more clarity on the roads as a "satnav summit" aims to ensure highway authorities and mapmakers work closer together.
Satnav summit aims to stop motorists driving up blind alleys 2012
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Lincolnshire also contains Skegness - see 'Seaside Towns' above.
In Which Dungeekin is Bill Bryson... Dungeekin 2009
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Sometimes the Norfolk coast has temperatures as low as 3C, hence the biting east wind the county is famous for, and why "Skegness is so bracing."
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