wye

¹ American  

[wahy] / waɪ /

noun

plural

wyes

1. the letter Y, or something having a similar shape.

2. Electricity. a three-phase, Y -shaped circuit arrangement.

3. Railroads. a track arrangement with three switches and three legs for reversing the direction of a train.

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Wye ² American  

[wahy] / waɪ /

noun

1. a river flowing from central Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 130 miles (210 km) long.

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Wye British  

/ waɪ /

noun

1. a river in E Wales and W England, rising in Powys and flowing southeast into Herefordshire, then south to the Severn estuary. Length: 210 km (130 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of wye

First recorded in 1855–60; a spelling of the letter name

Example Sentences

Out of the air Lenny's voice boomed, "Wye oh wye did I ever leave Wyoming?"

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

“It’ll be all in the wye of madam’s gettin’ used to things—a bit at a time like.”

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)

"It's all in the wye you do it," he announced.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley

Dead men don't alwyes mean they 've died—in a wye to cast reflections on the man that was with 'em.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley

The district attorney 'ad a long talk with Barnham," he announced, "and 'e 's figured out a wye for all the stock'olders in the Silver Queen to get what's coming to them.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley