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Gravesend

American

[greyvz-end] / ˌgreɪvzˈɛnd /

noun

a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974.

Gravesend British

/ ˌɡreɪvzˈɛnd /

noun

a river port in SE England, in NW Kent on the Thames. Pop: 53 045 (2001)

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Three ships—the Bona Speranza, the Edward Bonaventure, and the Bona Confidentia—set out from Gravesend, England seeking “discoverie of new trades northe warde” in Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

They are expected to be dug east of Gravesend in Kent and to the west of East Tilbury in Essex.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was held by police after the disturbance inside the Sri Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on 11 July.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

Tony Warren, a beekeeper in Gravesend, Kent, was so concerned he set up his own alert group.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

Hila used to talk about getting a house in Gravesend, something large enough that Boaz and his mother could just move in with her.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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