Drury Lane

[ droor-ee ]

noun
  1. a street in London, England, formerly notable for its theaters, named after the house Sir William Drury built there in the reign of Henry VIII.

  2. a famous theater (founded 1661) on Drury Lane in London, England.

  1. the theatrical district located on or near this street.

Words Nearby Drury Lane

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Drury Lane in a sentence

  • He would not go back to Drury Lane, however; as to that he was fully determined.

    Art in England | Dutton Cook
  • This lady had appointed to meet a gentlewoman at the Old Playhouse in Drury-lane, but extraordinary business prevented her coming.

  • Macready acknowledges that there were some corners in Drury Lane where a respectable woman might not venture.

    The English Stage | Augustin Filon
  • The tout-ensemble is smart, weird, pleasing and eminently suitable for a Drury Lane pantomime.

    Life and sport in China | Oliver G. Ready
  • Drury Lane was a dirty, neglected neighbourhood; and, in a room hired there, we conducted a service on Sunday nights.

British Dictionary definitions for Drury Lane

Drury Lane

/ (ˈdrʊərɪ) /


noun
  1. a street in the West End of London, formerly famous for its theatres

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