Gateshead

[ geyts-hed ]

/ ˈgeɪtsˌhɛd /

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noun

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

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How to use Gateshead in a sentence

He was at first confined in a lunatic asylum at West Auckland, but was afterwards removed to a similar establishment at Gateshead.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
Gateshead has been disparagingly described as “a dirty lane leading to Newcastle;” but this was in the days that are no more.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
This remark is elicited by the recollection of a fearful explosion which took place at Gateshead in 1854.
Gunnery in 1858|William Greener
As part of the palatinate of Durham, Gateshead was not represented in parliament until 1832.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various

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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