Deptford

American  

[det-ferd] / ˈdɛt fərd /

noun

1. a former borough of London, England, now part of Lewisham, S of the Thames River.

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Deptford British  

/ ˈdɛtfəd /

noun

1. a district in the Greater London borough of Lewisham, on the S bank of the River Thames: formerly the site of the Royal Naval dockyard

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Example Sentences

At the L.A. fair, there are generally three joust performances per day: the Deptford tournament joust, the queen’s joust and the “joust to the death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The victim, a man in his 20s, was found in Carteret Way, Deptford at about 22:35 BST on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

For more than 30 years, Solvay’s West Deptford site manufactured industrial plastics, coatings, and other chemicals across the Delaware River from Philadelphia International Airport.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023

In Deptford, things seem to be working - at least in attracting non-mandatory umps.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

He sublet it to Peter the Great, who was then visiting the dockyard at Deptford.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various