clyde

¹ American  

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

Slang.

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.

2. the brain or mind.

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Clyde ² American  

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

1. a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.

2. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.

3. a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

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Clyde British  

/ klaɪd /

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)

2. a river in S Scotland, rising in South Lanarkshire and flowing northwest to the Firth of Clyde: formerly extensive shipyards. Length: 170 km (106 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of clyde

Probably generic use of the personal name

Example Sentences

Ministers have proposed that the Clyde yard be commissioned to build two small ferries as well as a marine research vessel and a marine protection ship.

From BBC

Ferguson's, the last shipyard on the lower Clyde, has been building vessels since 1903, including about half of CalMac's current large vessel fleet.

From BBC

Set in a dreamscape 1930s — imagine a steampunk-meets-art-deco version of “Bonnie and Clyde” — the film features a title performance by Jessie Buckley in three roles, sometimes in conversation with each other.

From Los Angeles Times

“The whole uncertainty of tariff policy is really not favorable for employment or investment in the real economy,” said Gary Clyde Hufbauer, economist at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Conventional wisdom about the Hollywood renaissance of the ‘60s and ‘70s suggests that starting with “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Easy Rider,” a batch of emerging auteurs shook the studios out of a rut and transformed American film.

From Los Angeles Times