Devizes
/ (dəˈvaɪzəz) /
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 MacFarlaneFrom this valley the ground rises gently, and the road from Devizes to Chippenham has to crest a hill or swelling ridge.
Thomas Moore | Stephen GwynnAfter 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'DonnellTwo miles of pleasant undulating road now bring us to Devizes upon its hill beyond the railway.
Wanderings in Wessex | Edric HolmesThe 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
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