Greenock

American  

[gree-nuhk, gren-uhk] / ˈgri nək, ˈgrɛn ək /

noun

1. a seaport in the Strathcylde region, in SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde.

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Greenock British  

/ ˈɡriːnək /

noun

1. a port in SW Scotland, in Inverclyde on the Firth of Clyde: shipbuilding and other marine industries. Pop: 45 467 (2001)

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Example Sentences

Mr Laird was born in Greenock and has been involved in running companies in both the energy sector and sports management and events.

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In Inverclyde, the A78 road in Greenock remains shut in both directions due to flooding after a night of heavy rain.

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Vulnerable adults have had to abandon their homes just before Christmas after a housing complex in Greenock was flooded.

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Following his peerage, he became Baron Offord of Garvel, of Greenock in the County of Renfrew, and was appointed as a junior minister in the Scotland office.

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A surprise announcement was £20m to "renew infrastructure" at Inchgreen - a huge dry dock in Greenock which has been barely used for more than a decade.

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