Derwent
Americannoun
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a river flowing N and W into Solway Firth, in N England. About 33 miles (53 km) long.
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a river flowing S and SE past Derby to the Trent, in central England. About 60 miles (95 km) long.
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a river flowing into the Ouse, in Yorkshire in NE England. About 57 miles (91 km) long.
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a river flowing NE to the Tyne, in N England. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
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a river in S Australia, in S Tasmania, flowing SE to the Tasman Sea. 107 miles (170 km) long.
noun
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a river in S Australia, in S Tasmania, flowing southeast to the Tasman Sea. Length: 172 km (107 miles)
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a river in N central England, in N Derbyshire, flowing southeast to the River Trent. Length: 96 km (60 miles)
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a river in N England, in Yorkshire, rising on the North York Moors and flowing south to the River Ouse. Length: 92 km (57 miles)
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a river in NW England, in Cumbria, rising on the Borrowdale Fells and flowing north and west to the Irish Sea. Length: 54 km (34 miles)
Example Sentences
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North Yorkshire Police said a body was recovered from the River Derwent at about 11:45 BST on Tuesday.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024
Ch Supt Fiona Willey told a press conference: "Based on the discovery of Victoria’s belongings so close to the water’s edge, we must accept the significant possibility that Victoria has entered the River Derwent."
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
There is a "significant possibility" missing woman Victoria Taylor went into the River Derwent, according to police searching for her.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024
Sue Rhodes said Derwent Dam was the "wildest" she had ever seen it after walking by with her husband on Wednesday.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023
Near the mills a stone bridge of three arches has been erected across the Derwent, at the expence of the county, the former one having been washed down by a dreadful flood, in 1795.
From Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell
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