Jarrow

American  

[jar-oh] / ˈdʒær oʊ /

noun

1. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, near the mouth of the Tyne River.

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Jarrow British  

/ ˈdʒærəʊ /

noun

1. a port in NE England, in South Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: ruined monastery where the Venerable Bede lived and died; its unemployed marched on London in the 1930s; shipyards, oil installations, iron and steel works. Pop: 27 526 (2001)

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Example Sentences

It's investing £140m in the seven most deprived towns in the North East, including Washington and Jarrow, as part of a wider £1.5bn investment across the country and told the BBC it is "taking decisive action to tackle the scourge of child poverty".

From BBC

Trial participant Carol Robson, from Jarrow in South Tyneside, says the worst part of living with the disease is the pain, but if the research helps ease suffering "that would be wonderful".

From BBC

A key factor was his June 2018 baptism at Grange Road Baptist Church in Jarrow where he had been attending since 2016, according to the court documents.

From BBC

Yousef Wynne, 39, of Wuppertal Court, Jarrow, was remanded in custody and is due to appear before South Tyneside magistrates on Monday.

From BBC

In 1936, a group of 200 men walked almost 300 miles from Jarrow to London to highlight poverty caused in the town following the closure of its shipyard, which had employed 10,000 people.

From BBC