ISLE OF DOGS, THE


Meaning of ISLE OF DOGS, THE in English

ˌIsle of ˈDogs, the BrE AmE

an area of East London, surrounded on three sides by the River Thames. It used to be a very ↑ working class area, with a lot of industry and ↑ dock s (=places where ships are loaded) . But it is now part of ↑ docklands and there are a lot of new houses and offices there.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.