CANARY WHARF

Meaning of CANARY WHARF in English

part of the Docklands area of east London, England, where modern offices were built in the 1980s. The Canary Wharf tower , where several newspapers have their offices, is the highest building in Britain. Many offices in Canary Wharf were damaged when an IRA bomb exploded there in 1996.

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CANARY WHARF — County: Greater London Post Code: SE16
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
CANARY WHARF — Caˌnary ˈWharf BrE AmE part of the ↑ docklands area in East London, where there are many office buildings built …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANARY — noun (plural canaries) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 a Canary …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANARY — Popular cage bird ( Serinus canaria ; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Английский словарь Британика
WHARF — I. ˈ(h)wȯ(ə)r]f, -ȯ(ə)] noun ( plural wharves ]vz\ ; also wharfs ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wherf, wharf, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANARY — I. kəˈnerē, -ˈeə-, -ˈa(a)(ə)-, -ˈā-, -ri noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHARF — (v. t.) To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.
Английский словарь Webster
WHARF — (v. t.) To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; to furnish …
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (v. i.) To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) A canary bird.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (n.) Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (a.) Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
Английский словарь Webster
CANARY — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Английский словарь Webster
WHARF — ( v. t. ) To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHARF — ( v. t. ) To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone constructed like a wharf; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANARY — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHARF — /hwawrf, wawrf/ , n. , pl. wharves /hwawrvz, wawrvz/ , wharfs , v. n. 1. a structure built on the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANARY — /keuh nair"ee/ , n. , pl. canaries , adj. n. 1. any of several Old World finches of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHARF — v. tie up at dock; store cargo at dock; provide with a wharf for docking boats
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHARF — noun ( plural wharves ˈhwȯrvz, ˈwȯrvz ; also wharfs ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwearf embankment, wharf; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANARY — noun ( plural ca·nar·ies ) Etymology: Middle French canarie, from Old Spanish canario, from Islas Canarias Canary Islands Date: 1584 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHARF — vt to place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf. 2. wharf ·noun the bank of a river, or …
Webster English vocab
CANARY — noun a canary bird. 2. canary ·noun a quick and lively dance. 3. canary ·noun wine made in the canary …
Webster English vocab
CANARY — ■ noun ( plural canaries ) 1》 a bright yellow finch with a melodious song, popular as a cage bird. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHARF — [wharf] n, pl wharves also wharfs [ME, fr. OE hwearf embankment, wharf; akin to OE hweorfan to turn, OHG hwerban, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANARY — [ca.nary] n, pl ca.nar.ies [MF canarie, fr. OSp canario, fr. Islas Canarias Canary Islands] (1584) 1: a Canary Islands usu. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANARY — (species Serinus canaria), popular cage bird of the family Carduelidae (order Passeriformes). It owes its coloration and sustained vocal powers …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHARF — wharf BrE AmE wɔːf hwɔːf AmE wɔːrf hwɔːrf ▷ wharfs wɔːfs hwɔːfs AmE wɔːrfs hwɔːrfs ▷ wharves wɔːvz hwɔːvz AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANARY — / kəˈneəri; NAmE -ˈneri/ noun ( pl. -ies ) a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHARF — wharf /wɔːf $ wɔːrf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural wharves /wɔːvz $ wɔːrvz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHARF — n. & v. --n. (pl. wharves or wharfs) a level quayside area to which a ship may be moved to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHARF — n. & v. n. (pl. wharves or wharfs) a level quayside area to which a ship may be moved to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHARF — n. & v. --n. (pl. wharves or wharfs) a level quayside area to which a ship may be moved to …
Oxford English vocab
CANARY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. any of various small finches of the genus Serinus, esp. S. canaria, a songbird native to …
Oxford English vocab
WHARF — ( wharves, or wharfs) A wharf is a platform by a river or the sea where ships can be tied …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHARF — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ For a minute or more he lived in the room above the wharf . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANARY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But canaries are idiots of smell and wizards of hearing and love. ▪ Glancing up, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHARF — [noun] [C] [plural] wharves - an area like a wide wall built beside the edge of the sea or a …
Cambridge English vocab
CANARY — n. Popular cage bird ( Serinus canaria ; in the goldfinch family, Carduelidae) that owes its coloration and sustained vocal …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CANARY — See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY or LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY.
Slang English vocab
WHARF — n. Function: noun a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers FF1C; brought …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHARF — noun a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers brought the boat alongside …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANARY — See: LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY or LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT SWALLOWED THE CANARY.
Словарь английских идиом
WHARF — сущ. пристань; причал at a wharf, on a wharf ≈ у пристани, на пристани The ship was tied up at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANARY — 1. сущ. 1) канарейка Syn : canary-bird 2) быстрый испанский танец 3) уст. сорт вина (типа мадеры) 4) сл. доносчик, …
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WHARF — wharf.ogg 1. wɔ:f n ( pl тж. wharves) 1> верфь 2> причал; пристань wharf dues = wharfage 1 wharf post …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANARY — canary.ogg 1. kæʹne(ə)rı n 1. = cnary-bird 1 2. светло-жёлтый, канареечный цвет ( тж. canary yellow) 3. уст. вино типа …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHARF — 1) верфь 2) причал; причальная стенка; пристань; пирс • - bulkhead wharf - cannery wharf - coke wharf - open-deck …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WHARF — 1) верфь 2) причал; причальная стенка; пристань; пирс • - bulkhead wharf - cannery wharf - coke wharf - open-deck wharf - piled wharf - sheet-pile cell wharf - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CANARY — canary сущ.1) канарейка Syn:canary-bird 2) быстрый испанский танец 3) устар. сорт вина (типа мадеры) 4) сленг доносчик, осведомитель Syn:informer 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHARF — 1. wɔ:f n ( pl тж. wharves) 1) верфь 2> причал; пристань wharf dues = wharfage 1 wharf post - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CANARY — 1. kæʹne(ə)rı n 1. = cnary-bird 1 2. светло-жёлтый, канареечный цвет ( тж. canary yellow) 3. уст. вино типа мадеры …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHARF — сущ. пристань; причал at a wharf, on a wharf — у пристани, на пристани The ship was tied up at …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CANARY — 1. сущ. 1) канарейка Syn: canary bird 2) канари ( быстрый испанский танец ) 3) уст. сорт вина ( типа …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHARF — сущ. пристань; причал at a wharf, on a wharf — у пристани, на пристани The ship was tied up at a wharf. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CANARY — 1. сущ. 1) канарейка Syn: canary bird 2) канари (быстрый испанский танец) 3) уст. сорт вина (типа мадеры) 4) сл. доносчик, осведомитель Syn: informer 2. прил. канареечный, ярко-жёлтый, светло-жёлтый Syn: canary yellow, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHARF — 1) пристань; пирс; причальная стенка 2) верфь 3) выгружать на пристань; складировать на пристани; швартоваться у пристани • - piled wharf - solid-fill wharf
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
WHARF — 1) причальное сооружение; пристань; якорное место 2) верфь - open wharf - solid wharf
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
WHARF — набережная, пристань - wharf dues - sufference wharf
Англо-Русский морской словарь
CANARY — canary n AmE sl 1. The band has a cute canary who can really sing С оркестром выступает привлекательная певица, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHARF — сущ. пристань; причал at a wharf, on a wharf ≈ у пристани, на пристани The ship was tied up at …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

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