Cov ‧ en ‧ try /ˈkɒv ə ntri, ˈkʌv- $ ˈkʌv-, ˈkɑːv-/ BrE AmE
1 . an industrial city in central England
2 . send somebody to Coventry British English to refuse to speak to someone in order to punish them, show disapproval etc
Cov ‧ en ‧ try /ˈkɒv ə ntri, ˈkʌv- $ ˈkʌv-, ˈkɑːv-/ BrE AmE
1 . an industrial city in central England
2 . send somebody to Coventry British English to refuse to speak to someone in order to punish them, show disapproval etc
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012