clyde

¹ American  

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

Slang.

1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.

2. the brain or mind.

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Clyde ² American  

[klahyd] / klaɪd /

noun

1. a river in S Scotland, flowing NW into the Firth of Clyde. 106 miles (170 km) long.

2. Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic, in SW Scotland. 64 miles (103 km) long.

3. a male given name: a Scottish family name, after the Clyde River.

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Clyde British  

/ klaɪd /

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic in SW Scotland. Length: 103 km (64 miles)

2. a river in S Scotland, rising in South Lanarkshire and flowing northwest to the Firth of Clyde: formerly extensive shipyards. Length: 170 km (106 miles)

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Etymology

Origin of clyde

Probably generic use of the personal name

Example Sentences

Simplicity delivers an almost wounding effect in his exemplary review of Arthur Penn’s 1967 crime drama “Bonnie and Clyde,” a film fueled by the intoxicating partnership of Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 34-year-old was arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, at about 17:00 on Thursday.

From BBC

Police Scotland said the 34-year-old man and 31-year-old woman were arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, at about 17:00 on Thursday.

From BBC

Police Scotland said a 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde at about 17:00 on Thursday.

From BBC

The Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board is currently planning to rebuild an adult bone marrow transplant ward after water ingress and mould were found.

From BBC