Humber

American  

[huhm-ber] / ˈhʌm bər /

noun

1. an estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers in E England. 37 miles (60 km) long.

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Humber British  

/ ˈhʌmbə /

noun

1. an estuary in NE England, into which flow the Rivers Ouse and Trent: flows east into the North Sea; navigable for large ocean-going ships as far as Hull; crossed by the Humber Bridge (1981), a single-span suspension bridge with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft). Length: 64 km (40 miles)

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Example Sentences

The reserve is situated on the south bank of the River Ouse where the waterway widens into the Humber Estuary.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Humber was arrested last year alongside Matthew Allison, 37, of Boise, Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

But more severe amber alerts have been issued for North West, North East, Yorkshire and Humber for the same period.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

“It became the popular trope that somehow this was a solely American game that, almost in a culturally imperialist way, was imposed on Canadians,” said Bill Humber, perhaps Canada’s most renowned baseball historian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

It must have been about this time that a Humber stopped outside the house and two police inspectors and two constables were shown in.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan