wye

¹

[ wahy ]

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.

Wye

²

[ wahy ]

noun

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

Wye

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of wye¹

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

Example Sentences

Although Clinton got Netanyahu to sign the 1998 Wye River Memorandum, for instance, he could not make Netanyahu implement it.

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In 1998 he negotiated the Wye River Plantation with Yasser Arafat who he later called “his friend.”

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Other festivals such as that at Hay-on-Wye have had similar experiences.

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Fluffy clouds regularly float over the Middle East, with names like Camp David, Road Map, Oslo Process, and Wye River Memorandum.

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Crab Seasoned Popcorn Manufacturer: Wye River Wholesale, Inc.

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A quiet, unpretentious old border town is Hereford, pleasantly located on the banks of the always beautiful Wye.

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Our run from Hereford up the Wye Valley to the sea, we agreed was one of our red-letter days.

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It is situated in a wonderfully picturesque position, on a rocky bluff overlooking the River Wye.

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After a little rest, we again sported our seven-league boots, and took a solitary ramble across the Wye.

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I have known more than one who carried his dog with him; and once, on the Wye, I met one whose companion was a goose.

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