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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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She had been referred to his private physiotherapy clinic in Gravesend by her insurance company, after sustaining a hip injury in a car crash.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Police were called at 13:45 BST on Friday after concerns were raised for two children who had entered the river at Royal Pier Road in Gravesend.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

Reeves mentioned the new Lower Thames Crossing, the UK's largest road tunnel, which will link Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 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

Gravesend had been swallowed by a heavy, chilled night, the kind that could have foreshadowed snow.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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