Ayr

[ air ]

/ ɛər /

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noun

a seaport in SW Scotland.

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Words nearby Ayr

Aymara, Aymé, Ayodhya, ayont, ayous, Ayr, Ayrshire, ayr stone, Ayub Khan, a-yuh, ayuntamiento

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How to use Ayr in a sentence

Percy advanced through Annandale to Ayr, and, two or three days later, stood face to face with the insurgents near Irvine.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
On April 26, he held a parliament at Ayr, and carefully settled the succession to the throne.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Ayr is one of the objective points of nearly every tourist who enters Scotland.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
But we were already behind schedule and the afternoon found us on the road to Ayr.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

It is said that the losses caused by them in the county of Ayr alone amounted to over 11,000 pounds sterling.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for Ayr

Ayr

/ (ɛə) /

noun

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

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