Tynemouth

[ tahyn-muhth, tin- ]

noun

1. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.

Tynemouth

/ ˈtaɪnˌmaʊθ /

noun

1. a port in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, at the mouth of the River Tyne: includes the port and industrial centre of North Shields; fishing, ship-repairing, and marine engineering. Pop: 17 056 (2001)

Example Sentences

On the north side of the Tyne the rocky promontory of Tynemouth shoots out into the sea.

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Shooting outward from the Tynemouth shore, the mighty rampart of the North Pier makes division between the river and the sea.

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In a north-east gale the white water leaps above the summit of the Tynemouth cliffs.

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The Tynemouth fort had proved of little or no use against the enemy's guns.

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The queen, left behind at Tynemouth, fell into her uncle Lancaster's power.

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