Dartford

[ dahrt-ferd ]

/ ˈdɑrt fərd /

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noun

a borough in Kent, S England, on the River Thames: Peasants' Revolt began here 1381.

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How to use Dartford in a sentence

As a teenager in Dartford, Kent, young Mick watched his idols topple.
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In the 1950 and 1951 elections, a young woman called Margaret Roberts was the Conservative candidate in Dartford.
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The sculptor of a stone which is in Dartford burial-ground probably had the suggestion from a predecessor.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent
The design invented by the sculptor at Sutton at Hone, near Dartford, is less original and also less striking.
In Search Of Gravestones Old And Curious|W.T. (William Thomas) Vincent

He would not stand for Dartford against Mr. Millbank as the nominee of a party he could not follow.
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Mr. Rigby was beaten; and Coningsby arrived at Dartford in time to receive the cheers of thousands.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol III|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
On his own impulse Mr. Millbank decided that Coningsby should contest Dartford.
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British Dictionary definitions for Dartford

Dartford

/ (ˈdɑːtfəd) /

noun

a town in SE England, in NW Kent. Pop: 56 818 (2001)

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