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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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
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
Police were called to the River Derwent in Malton at 23:40 BST on Wednesday, with officers assisting in getting the woman out of the water.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2024
The Museum of Making, at the Silk Mill in the city, said it was forced to closed on Saturday after the River Derwent overflowed into the museum's ground floor.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023
Anacharis, an-ak′ar-is, n. a North American weed found in ponds and slow streams, which was first found in Britain in 1842, and is now very troublesome in the Trent, Derwent, and other rivers.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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