Ayr

[air]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Scotland.

2. Ayrshire.

Ayr

/ ɛə /

noun

1. a port in SW Scotland, in South Ayrshire. Pop: 46 431 (2001)

Example Sentences

Following the fault near Dalry, Network Rail said some trains between Kilwinning and Ayr were running but urged passengers to check with train operators for the latest information.

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"He told me they were taking photos at the fountain, and I'm looking around going 'where is this fountain?' Eventually I asked where they were and he tells me they're at the hotel in Ayr."

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There have been previous anti-asylum seeker protests in Scotland – one was held in Ayr in 2015, called by the Scottish Defence League, an offshoot of the English Defence League.

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In 2005 he was jailed for six years, having posed as a priest and a hospice worker in Ayr and Prestwick to carry out crimes of dishonesty.

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His "rewards" had been said to include hospitality at the Scottish Grand National at Ayr, a night at the Loch Green Hotel in Troon and a meal at Elliots in Prestwick.

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