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• Hythe
  Hythe

  noun

  a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
• hythe
  hythe

  noun

  a landing place, harbor, or wharf on a river (now preserved in some place names, often in combination).

Hythe

¹ American  

[hahyth] / haɪð /

noun

1. a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.

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hythe ² American  

[hahyth] / haɪð /

noun

plural

hythes

1. Archaic. a landing place, harbor, or wharf on a river (now preserved in some place names, often in combination).

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Example Sentences

Natalie Smith, who lives on the coast near Hythe, runs the Frugal Mum website and has written a top 15 of places to visit in the county.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

Spitfire MJ627 came down in a field on Lower Wall Road, West Hythe, on Saturday evening, said its owner Fly a Spitfire.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

The Greens also became the largest party on Hastings Borough Council and have big numbers on councils including East Hertfordshire, Babergh, East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, Lewes, Folkestone and Hythe and the Forest of Dean.

From BBC • May 4, 2024

The hub of the weeklong gathering was the Hythe, a short walk from the Eagle Bahn Gondola and the Born Free Express and Pride Express lifts.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Afternoon sounds came into the room: people passing along the street to and from the shops in Cheapside or Poultry Lane; carters carrying goods to the wharves on the Thames, Belinsgate, or Queen Hythe.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli