Medway

/ (ˈmɛdˌweɪ) /

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noun

a river in SE England, flowing through Kent and the Medway towns (Rochester, Chatham, and Gillingham) to the Thames estuary. Length: 110 km (70 miles)

a unitary authority in SE England, in Kent. Pop: 251 100 (2003 est). Area: 204 sq km (79 sq miles)

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Words nearby Medway

medusa, medusafish, medusan, medusoid, Medvedev, Medway, mee, Meech Lake Accord, meed, meek, meekly

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How to use Medway in a sentence

The original bridge across the Medway to Strood probably dates from the Roman period, taking the place of a ferry.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
The bawleys are boats almost peculiar to Leigh, although a few hail from Gravesend and the Medway.
A Chapter of Adventures|G. A. Henty
It must have been a wild time when the apple-bowed Dutch men-of-war cleared the Swashway, and held on straight up the Medway.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
He then shipped as a sailor on board the Medway man-of-war, but after a short experience of fighting, managed to desert.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper

Guildford and Dorking were places that it touched, though it was impossible to say with certainty where it crossed the Medway.
The Automobilist Abroad|M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield