Hawes Water

British  

/ hɔːz /

noun

1. a lake in NW England, in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply; extended by damming from 4 km (2.5 miles) to 6 km (4 miles)

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Example Sentences

But the girls had arranged that immediately after church they would start for a walk up the Beacon Hill, across the fells, towards Hawes Water.

From Can You Forgive Her? by Trollope, Anthony

It came to me on the night before my birthday, in 1891, I think, when I was staying with a friend at the Dun Bull Hotel, by Hawes Water in Westmorland.

From Escape, and Other Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher

Waste Water, Ullswater, and Hawes Water N.E. by S.W.; while Ennerdale Water lies nearly E. by W. Can we account in any way, and if so how, for these varied directions?

From The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In by Lubbock, John, Sir

At the Lakes Wilson lived for years, and was familiar with every cranny of the hills, from the Pillar to Hawes Water, and from Newby Bridge to Saddleback.

From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by Saintsbury, George

Mardale Green, at the head of Hawes Water, is a delightful and little visited spot.

From Climbing in The British Isles. Vol. 1 - England by Smith, W. P. Haskett