Showing results for Humber. Search instead for Humbl.

Humber

American

[huhm-ber] / ˈhʌm bər /

noun

an estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers in E England. 37 miles (60 km) long.

Humber British

/ ˈhʌmbə /

noun

an estuary in NE England, into which flow the Rivers Ouse and Trent: flows east into the North Sea; navigable for large ocean-going ships as far as Hull; crossed by the Humber Bridge (1981), a single-span suspension bridge with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft). Length: 64 km (40 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

According to Wilder Humber, seagrass captures carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests and improves water quality by absorbing pollutants.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

A project to restore vast meadows of a saltwater plant to the Humber Estuary has reached a major milestone, experts say.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The agency also issued less serious yellow cold health alerts for the rest of England, covering the East Midlands, West Midlands, South East, South West, East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, and London.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Humber was arrested last year alongside Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

It must have been about this time that a Humber stopped outside the house and two police inspectors and two constables were shown in.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023