Devizes

/ (dəˈvaɪzəz) /


noun
  1. a market town in S England, in Wiltshire: agricultural and dairy products. Pop: 14 379 (2001)

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How to use Devizes in a sentence

  • They all got a good way upon the Devizes road before the beleaguerers knew that they were gone.

    A Legend of Reading Abbey | Charles MacFarlane
  • From this valley the ground rises gently, and the road from Devizes to Chippenham has to crest a hill or swelling ridge.

    Thomas Moore | Stephen Gwynn
  • After scouring the county for some time, he alighted on a spot, not very far from Devizes, that attracted him immensely.

    Haunted Places in England | Elliot O'Donnell
  • Two miles of pleasant undulating road now bring us to Devizes upon its hill beyond the railway.

    Wanderings in Wessex | Edric Holmes
  • The final ascent to the Devizes level is accomplished by means of twenty-nine locks in a distance of 2½ miles.

    British Canals | Edwin A. Pratt