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

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 • Mar. 26, 2024

Ms Huntley said Sir John was "such a generous and caring man who wanted to help the people of Jarrow after witnessing the great economic hardship and poverty they were experiencing".

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

The plaque on York Avenue close to Monkton Dene Park was funded by the Jarvis family and Jarrow and Hebburn Athletic Club.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Sir John Jarvis founded the Surrey Fund, which helped generate jobs in Jarrow and created the town's Monkton Stadium and Monkton Dene Park.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

Bede issues forth from Jarrow, and visiting certain villagers in a wood, expounds to them the Beatitudes of Our Lord.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey