Coventry
a city in West Midlands, in central England: heavily bombed 1940; cathedral.
a town in central Rhode Island.
Idioms about Coventry
send to Coventry, to refuse to associate with; openly and pointedly ignore: His friends sent him to Coventry after he was court-martialed.
Words Nearby Coventry
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How to use Coventry in a sentence
Oxford will be the superhighway’s central node, connecting airspace above Coventry and Rugby to the north, Cambridge to the east, Milton Keynes to the south.
A 165-Mile Drone Superhighway Will Soon Be Built in the UK | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | July 20, 2022 | Singularity HubAir-One, the company’s first hub, is scheduled to open in April in Coventry, UK.
A UK Startup Is Building 200 Flying Taxi Hubs Around the World | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | January 26, 2022 | Singularity HubIn 2012, manufacturing logistics were handled by The Premier Group, an engineering firm based in Coventry, UK.
Inside the surprisingly complex engineering process that creates an Olympic torch | Erin Fennessy | July 23, 2021 | Popular-Science“I’m a not a lawyer, so that is a little bit out of my realm,” Coventry said.
Olympic officials uphold rule that bars athlete protests, ignoring U.S. calls for change | Rick Maese | April 21, 2021 | Washington Post“So our recommendation is to be able to preserve the podium, field of play and official ceremonies from any kind of protests, demonstrations or acts perceived as such,” Coventry said on a conference call with reporters.
Olympic officials uphold rule that bars athlete protests, ignoring U.S. calls for change | Rick Maese | April 21, 2021 | Washington Post
On the phone from her home in Coventry, England, Davis laughs.
Will Jordan Davis Become the First Transgender Miss England? | Tim Teeman | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt would seem," says O'Brien, "that in coming to Hull Larkin had in a sense sent himself to Coventry.
Although he is most closely associated with Hull, Larkin was born in Coventry.
Researchers from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, followed nearly 6,500 children from before birth until age 13.
From accounts preserved of the sums expended at sundry public feasts at Coventry (Anno 1452 to 1464) we find that 2s.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThis plan was adopted and we left London about noon, with Coventry, nearly one hundred miles away, as our objective point.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyIn fact, no stretch of road of equal distance in our entire tour was superior to the one we followed from St. Albans to Coventry.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThen the Comptroller and I by water to Mr. Coventry, and there discoursed upon the same thing.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysSo I went by water to Mr. Coventry's, and there staid and talked a good while with him till all the rest come.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel Pepys
British Dictionary definitions for Coventry
/ (ˈkɒvəntrɪ) /
a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303 475 (2001)
a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 305 000 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)
send to Coventry to ostracize or ignore
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