Gateshead

[ geyts-hed ]

/ ˈgeɪtsˌhɛd /

noun

a metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, in NE England: seaport on the Tyne River opposite Newcastle.

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Examples from the Web for gateshead

He came down to Gateshead about three weeks ago and wanted missis to give up all to him.
Jane Eyre|Charlotte Bronte
Thou will go to Gateshead Fair, get locked up, and I shall have to bail thee out.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)|George Jacob Holyoake
Gateshead was also supplied by the mains of the Whittle Dean Company.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
I would not now have exchanged Lowood with all its privations for Gateshead and its daily luxuries.
Jane Eyre|Charlotte Bronte

Several witches at Gateshead examined, and carried to Durham for trial; "a grave for a witch."
A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718|Wallace Notestein

British Dictionary definitions for gateshead

Gateshead

/ (ˈɡeɪtsˌhɛd) /

noun

a port in NE England, in Gateshead unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: engineering works, cultural centre. Pop: 78 403 (2001)

a unitary authority in NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 191 000 (2003 est). Area: 142 sq km (55 sq miles)

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