Newcastle

American  

[noo-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl, ˈnyu- /

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.

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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.

Newcastle ¹ British  

/ 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)

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Newcastle ² British  

/ 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

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Newcastle More Idioms  

1. see carry coals to Newcastle.

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Example Sentences

Ashley was also the owner of Newcastle United for 14 years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Newcastle coal futures have jumped above $150 a metric ton, up 16% on month and their highest since the start of the Middle East conflict, Oh says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But as anyone who has seen “Vera” could tell him, Newcastle Upon Tyne is far from peaceful.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The former Newcastle man added: "Bath have had some close losses recently; I think they'll channel that and ramp up how they play."

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“We decided on Newcastle because we know people there and London is too hot right now, too many marriages happening in London, yeah, so we don’t want trouble,” one of them said.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie