Medway
Britishnoun
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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)
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a unitary authority in SE England, in Kent. Pop: 251 100 (2003 est). Area: 204 sq km (79 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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They appeared at Medway Magistrates' Court on Friday and will next appear at Woolwich Crown Court on 22 May.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Dad-of-two Steven Medway, 53, has his whole family set up on a tracking app and couldn't understand why it was such a divisive subject among fellow parents.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
The new university will operate across the existing campuses, including in Medway, where students from both Greenwich and Kent already share facilities, including the library.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
As the country's largest local authority with a population of 1.6m, excluding Medway, it receives about £2.6bn, with a net income of £1.4bn.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2025
One day he told Johnny that he had a contract with a farmer from Medway who was making a business of buying muskets from the British privates and selling them to Minute Men.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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