Gloucester
Duke of. Humphrey.
a seaport in W Gloucestershire in SW England, on the Severn River.
a seaport in NE Massachusetts.
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How to use Gloucester in a sentence
I was limping around Gloucester recovering when this huge storm hit.
I was living in Gloucester and trying to make my way as a freelance writer, basically blundering through my twenties and wasting an enormous amount of time.
Since 1991, 11 more Gloucester fishermen have been lost at sea.
A spokeswoman for the Gloucester school board acknowledged in a statement that the board had agreed to pay Grimm’s attorney fees but declined further comment.
Virginia school board will pay $1.3 million in settlement to transgender student Gavin Grimm, who sued over bathroom policy | Hannah Natanson | August 26, 2021 | Washington PostSomeone had told me that if there was going to be a wave anywhere, it would show up on the far side of an island, a quarter-mile offshore from Brace Cove, just north of the adjacent city of Gloucester.
A few weeks after returning from England, I was trolling the dairy section and came across the Cotswold Double Gloucester.
It's a leisurely drive of less than 250 miles from Gloucester, Massachusetts to New Haven, Connecticut.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of (confusingly, also-named) Kent were lower-profile Palace neighbors.
Malice in the Palace: Prince George’s Treacherous New Digs | Tina Brown | July 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOne outfit was named Lady Montagu Douglass Scott after the former Duchess of Gloucester.
Faulkner House: If Kate wants to stay south of the park then this Gloucester Road girls school could be a handy choice.
Where Will Kate Middleton and Prince William Send Their Kid to School? | Tom Sykes | December 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOn hearing this, the Earl of Gloucester at once sent Bruce a broad hint in the form of twelve pence and a pair of spurs.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe reverses sustained by Valence and Gloucester led to increased activity on the English side.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe Monk of Malmesbury, however, acknowledges that there was 'sufficiently keen fighting, in which Gloucester was unhorsed.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonBacon had become ill with a fever and died shortly afterwards in October at the home of a friend in Gloucester County.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThough Gloucester had retired, apparently he did not withdraw beyond the Bannock, but encamped for the night along the north bank.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
British Dictionary definitions for Gloucester (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɡlɒstə) /
a city in SW England, administrative centre of Gloucestershire, on the River Severn; cathedral (founded 1100). Pop: 123 205 (2001): Latin name: Glevum (ˈɡliːvʊm)
British Dictionary definitions for Gloucester (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɡlɒstə) /
Humphrey, Duke of. 1391–1447, English soldier and statesman; son of Henry IV. He acted as protector during Henry VI's minority (1422–29) and was noted for his patronage of humanists
Duke of. See Richard III
Duke of. See Thomas of Woodstock
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