Coventry

[ kuhv-uhn-tree, kov- ]

noun

1. a city in West Midlands, in central England: heavily bombed 1940; cathedral.
2. a town in central Rhode Island.

Coventry

/ ˈkɒvəntrɪ /

noun

1. 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)
2. a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 305 000 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)
3. send to Coventry
   send to Coventry to ostracize or ignore

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. send to Coventry, to refuse to associate with; openly and pointedly ignore:

   His friends sent him to Coventry after he was court-martialed.

Example Sentences

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.

From Singularity Hub 

Air-One, the company’s first hub, is scheduled to open in April in Coventry, UK.

From Singularity Hub 

In 2012, manufacturing logistics were handled by The Premier Group, an engineering firm based in Coventry, UK.

From Popular-Science

“I’m a not a lawyer, so that is a little bit out of my realm,” Coventry said.

From 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.

From Washington Post

On the phone from her home in Coventry, England, Davis laughs.

From The Daily Beast

It would seem," says O'Brien, "that in coming to Hull Larkin had in a sense sent himself to Coventry.

From The Daily Beast

Although he is most closely associated with Hull, Larkin was born in Coventry.

From The Daily Beast

Researchers from the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, followed nearly 6,500 children from before birth until age 13.

From The Daily Beast

From accounts preserved of the sums expended at sundry public feasts at Coventry (Anno 1452 to 1464) we find that 2s.

From Project Gutenberg

This plan was adopted and we left London about noon, with Coventry, nearly one hundred miles away, as our objective point.

From Project Gutenberg

In fact, no stretch of road of equal distance in our entire tour was superior to the one we followed from St. Albans to Coventry.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the Comptroller and I by water to Mr. Coventry, and there discoursed upon the same thing.

From Project Gutenberg

So I went by water to Mr. Coventry's, and there staid and talked a good while with him till all the rest come.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• debarment
• omission
• rejection