Exmouth

British

/ ˈɛksməθ /

noun

a town in SW England, in Devon, at the mouth of the River Exe: tourism, fishing. Pop: 32 972 (2001)

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Ms Hill and five friends had taken a taxi into Exeter from her home in Exmouth to go to the Move nightclub.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

The trial heard they set up the first network in Exmouth in 2021, before moving on to Torbay and Cornwall.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2023

Helen Jocelyne, from Exmouth in Devon, was returning to Luton from Bulgaria when her plane was diverted to Stansted in Essex.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2023

In the end, we used the trip to work on this story about lithium mining in Australia — a short hop of around 500 miles from Exmouth.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

“I’m about buying a piece o’ land that’s only half cleared o’ timber yet, up Exmouth way; going to start a farm.

From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel

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