Newcastle

[noo-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl, nyoo-]

noun

1. 1st Duke of. Pelham-Holles, Thomas.

2. Also called Newcastle-upon-Tyne. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center.

3. a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia.

4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

Newcastle

¹

/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, in E New South Wales near the mouth of the Hunter River: important industrial centre, with extensive steel, metalworking, engineering, shipbuilding, and chemical industries. It suffered Australia's first recorded fatal earthquake, in 1989. Pop: 279 975 (2001)

Newcastle

²

/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. Duke of, the title of Thomas Pelham Holles. 1693–1768, English Whig prime minister (1754–56; 1757–62): brother of Henry Pelham

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. carry coals to Newcastle,

   1. to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity.

   2. to do something wholly unnecessary.

see carry coals to Newcastle.

Example Sentences

Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon moved to a central position in the second half in Watkins' absence at Wembley and could do the same in Riga.

Read more on BBC

He scored his first two goals for the Catalan giants and led them to a 2-1 victory against Newcastle at St James' Park.

Read more on BBC

"I have absolutely had to retire because of what went on," said Burrell, who spent seven years at Northampton before joining Newcastle.

Read more on BBC

Alexander Isak has not found full fitness yet after missing the start of the season at Newcastle as he tried to force through his £125m move to Liverpool.

Read more on BBC

That week there'd been speculation linking him with Newcastle, so the rumours were put to him.

Read more on BBC