Coatbridge

American  

[koht-brij] / ˈkoʊtˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

1. a city in the Strathclyde region, in central Scotland, near Glasgow.

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Coatbridge British  

/ ˈkəʊtˌbrɪdʒ, ˌkəʊtˈbrɪdʒ /

noun

1. an industrial town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire. Pop: 41 170 (2001)

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Example Sentences

The Bennetts' history with Sexton began in 2011, when they became desperate to leave their £160,000 detached house in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, because of long-term disturbance related to nearby building work.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

The scene was not one you'd expect on a suburban street in Coatbridge.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Mr Craig, from Coatbridge, spent several weeks in hospital after the incident and had to have a hip replacement, but he is now at home recovering.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Clydebank, Coatbridge, Dumfries, Elgin, Greenock, Irvine and Kilmarnock have been named among the beneficiaries of the £1bn of funding direct from Westminster.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2023

Now, however, the alarming news reached Glasgow that the enemy had actually sacked and burned Coatbridge.

From The Great War in England in 1897 by Le Queux, William