Menai Strait
Americannoun
noun
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Bringing up both the M4 and the Menai Strait so early in his tenure suggests that these are priorities, but with that comes the pressure to decide and then deliver effectively.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Mabel, described as active and independent, had lived alone in her bungalow overlooking the Menai Strait since becoming a widow in the 1960s.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
Plas Newydd, the traditional home of the Marquess of Anglesey, is situated on the banks of the Menai Strait.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2020
From this vantage on the mainland, Anglesey’s medieval castle, built by Edward I to conquer the Welsh, can be seen across the Menai Strait.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 9, 2016
One of the earliest chain suspension bridges was erected at Menai Strait by Thomas Thelford, and at the same time Brunel sunk his first shaft for the Thames tunnel.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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