Jarrow

[ jar-oh ]

noun

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

Jarrow

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Fonda tried in vain to convince Jarrow and Archer to ditch the project.

From The Daily Beast

The first window-glass was manufactured at Newcastle, and used in the windows of the church at Jarrow.

From Project Gutenberg

It is probable that the smallest steamer now built in the Jarrow shipyards is larger than the John Bowes.

From Project Gutenberg

The priory at the mouth of the Tyne suffered even more frequently from fire and foray than the monastery at Jarrow.

From Project Gutenberg

He gave the twisted straw hat to Jarrow, who pulled it open and clamped it over his clipped skull.

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"Oh, I've heard enough of yer cock-and-bull yarns," retorted Jarrow, who was not averse to freeing his mind on Dinshaw.

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