Blackheath

/ (ˈblækhiːθ) /

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noun

a residential district in SE London, mainly in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich: a large heath formerly notorious for highwaymen

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Words nearby Blackheath

blackhead, black-headed gull, blackheart, black-hearted, black heat, Blackheath, black heroin, Black Hills, black hole, Black Hole of Calcutta, black horehound

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How to use Blackheath in a sentence

An explosion took place in the Blackheath coal mines, Virginia; by which of the twenty-three workmen only one escaped death.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
As the time drew near for the march on to Blackheath, it was impossible to restrain their impatience.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer
The river may not be for all tastes; there is the park too, with its avenues climbing to the heights of Blackheath.
Adventures and Enthusiasms|E. V. Lucas
Mamma was not at home, but was sent for, and met on the road from Blackheath.
Social England under the Regency, Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Ashton.

The Blackheath visitors were very kind to me, and used to take me into their games.
Fifty Years of Golf|Horace G. Hutchinson