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

Lord Offord, 61, faced questions from journalists as he announced he would stand in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency in the Scottish Parliament election in May.

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Lord Offord was born in Greenock and lived there until he was 18 before leaving for London.

From BBC

The giant cantilever crane at Greenock's James Watt Dock, built in 1917 in the midst of World War One, was another project led by the engineering firm Arroll.

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It was used for fitting out ships for the Greenock Dockyard Company, lowering heavy objects into their hulls, particularly engines from the nearby Kincaid works.

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He believes part of the answer is looking for commercial opportunities, like the zip-wire plan he has for the Greenock crane, so they can pay for their own upkeep.

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