GRAVESEND

Meaning of GRAVESEND in English

Pronunciation: ˌ gr ā vz- ' end

Function: geographical name

town SE England in Kent pop 52,963

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

GRAVESEND — County: Kent Post Code: DA12
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GRAVESEND — geographical name town SE England in Kent population 52,963
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GRAVESEND — /grayvz'end"/ , n. a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974. 52,963.
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GRAVESEND — geographical name town SE England in Kent population 52,963
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GRAVESEND — town, Gravesham district, administrative and historic county of Kent, England. It lies on the right bank of the River Thames, …
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GRAVESEND — Gravesend BrE AmE ˌɡreɪvz ˈend ◂
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POCAHONTAS — born с 1595, near present-day Jamestown, Va., U.S. died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. Powhatan Indian woman. Pocahontas helped maintain …
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GUNN, THOM(SON WILLIAM) — born Aug. 29, 1929, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. died April 25, 2004, San Francisco, Calif., U.S. British-U.S. poet. Educated at Cambridge …
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BARTON, SIR DEREK H(AROLD) R(ICHARD) — born Sept. 8, 1918, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. died March 16, 1998, College Station, Texas, U.S. British chemist. Unsatisfied in his …
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OUTSETTING — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: out (III) + setting, gerund of set (after set out, v.) : the act or process …
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LORD — I. ˈlȯ(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)d, sometimes chiefly Brit ˈləd esp in exclamations & in the form of address “My Lord” used by …
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TILBURY — port in Thurrock unitary authority, historic county of Essex, England. It lies along the north bank of the River Thames, …
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PREAKNESS STAKES — 1 3/16-mile (about 1,900-metre) flat race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held at Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Md., U.S., annually in …
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POCAHONTAS — born c. 1595, near present-day Jamestown, Va., died March 1617, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. personal name Matoaka, Christian name Lady Rebecca …
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LONG ISLAND, BATTLE OF — (Aug. 27, 1776), in U.S. War of Independence, successful British action in Brooklyn, N.Y., against the American Continental Army. The …
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LONG ISLAND — island in the Atlantic Ocean that comprises the southeasternmost part of New York state, U.S. The island lies roughly parallel …
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GUNN, THOM — born Aug. 29, 1929, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. original name Thomson William Gunn English poet whose verse is notable for its …
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GRAVESHAM — borough (district), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England. Its centre is the town of Gravesend, but it includes …
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GORDON, CHARLES GEORGE — born Jan. 28, 1833, Woolwich, near London, Eng. died Jan. 26, 1885, Khartoum, Sudan byname Chinese Gordon British general who …
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FREEMAN, RICHARD AUSTIN — born , 1862, London died Sept. 30, 1943, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. popular English author of novels and short stories featuring …
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CONEY ISLAND — amusement area in the southern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York, N.Y., U.S., fronting the Atlantic Ocean. …
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BROOKLYN — Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York City. one of the five boroughs of New York City (q.v.), southwestern Long Island, southeastern New …
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BARTON, SIR DEREK H.R. — born Sept. 8, 1918, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. died March 16, 1998, College Station, Texas, U.S. in full Sir Derek Harold …
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ARNOLD, SIR EDWIN — born , June 10, 1832, Gravesend, Kent, Eng. died March 24, 1904, London poet and scholar, best known as the …
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TUNNEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES carpal tunnel syndrome maze of streets/paths/tunnels etc ▪ the maze of narrow streets ▪ …
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TELEPHONE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a phone/telephone call ▪ I had a phone call from Barbara in Australia. a …
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ROAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coast road ▪ In summer the coast road is very crowded. a road bridge …
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RAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a curtain rail/pole/rod (= a long stick for hanging a curtain ) ▪ Velvet …
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PUBLIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of public record formal (= something that has been written down so …
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NOTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bank note (= a piece of paper money ) ▪ a $10 bank …
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LINK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bridge links sth to/with sth ▪ There's a road bridge linking the site …
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