Broads

[ brawdz ]

/ brɔdz /

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noun

The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.

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Words nearby Broads

broad-minded, Broadmoor, broadness, broad reach, Broad River, Broads, broad seal, broadsheet, broad shoulders, have, broadside, broad-spectrum

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How to use Broads in a sentence

Throughout the show, Catherine cries freely, unlike the other tough broads of crime.
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Although many thousands know well the district of the Broads, yet to the bulk of people it is still a terra incognita.
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We leave this, the most beautiful and deepest of the Broads, to make the most of the evening air down the river.
Yachting Vol. 2|Various.
Most people will take fishing tackle with them on a cruise on the Broads, but I hope everybody will leave their guns at home.
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Donnithorpe is a little hamlet just to the north of Langmere, in the country of the Broads.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893|Various
The Broads and rivers abound with bream and roach; and there are pike, perch, and eels.
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British Dictionary definitions for Broads

Broads

/ (brɔːdz) /

pl n the Broads

a group of shallow navigable lakes, connected by a network of rivers, in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk

the region around these lakes: a tourist centre; several bird sanctuaries

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