Spithead est une partie du Solent, le bras de mer qui sépare l'Île de Wight du reste de l'Angleterre, dans le comté d'Hampshire, à proximité de Portsmouth.
Protégée des vents, cette zone de bras de mer est souvent utilisé pour ancrer des navires de la Royal Navy.
Une mutinerie, la « Mutinerie de Spithead », y eut lieu en 1797.
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Spithead — (spr. Spitthed), Sandbank bei Portsmouth, s.d. 1) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Spithead — (spr. ßpitt hedd), s. Portsmouth … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Spithead — (spr. hedd), Meeresarm, der die engl. Insel Wight vom Festlande trennt, vor Portsmouth, brit. Hauptreede, befestigt … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Spithead — (Spithedd), s. Portsmouth … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Spithead — [spit′hed′] see SOLENT The … English World dictionary
Spithead — Spithead … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Spithead and Nore mutinies — The Delegates in Council, or beggars on horseback, contemporary caricature The Spithead and Nore mutinies were two major mutinies by sailors of the Royal Navy in 1797. There were also discontent and minor incidents on ships in other locations in… … Wikipedia
SPITHEAD — the eastern portion of the strait which separates the Isle of Wight from the Hampshire coast, 14 m. long, with an average breadth of 4 m.; is a sheltered and safe riding for ships, and as such is much used by the British navy; receives its… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
