Ouse

American  

[ooz] / uz /

noun

1. Also called Great Ouse.  a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.

2. a river in NE England, in Yorkshire, flowing SE to the Humber. 57 miles (92 km) long.

3. a river in SE England, flowing S to the English Channel. 30 miles (48 km) long.

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Ouse British  

/ uːz /

noun

1. Also called: Great Ouse.  a river in E England, rising in Northamptonshire and flowing northeast to the Wash near King's Lynn; for the last 56 km (35 miles) follows mainly artificial channels. Length: 257 km (160 miles)

2. a river in NE England, in Yorkshire, formed by the confluence of the Swale and Ure Rivers: flows southeast to the Humber. Length: 92 km (57 miles)

3. a river in S England, rising in Sussex and flowing south to the English Channel. Length: 48 km (30 miles)

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Example Sentences

Fox said it had been hard not to get attached to the pairs at the site, near Lakenheath railway station and just off the River Little Ouse, which forms the border with Norfolk.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The reserve is situated on the south bank of the River Ouse where the waterway widens into the Humber Estuary.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

He says sewage from the Maids Moreton development would likely end up being discharged into the Great Ouse as a result, "a river which is already suffering from pollution".

From BBC • May 27, 2025

Rising river levels have seen homes flood near the Great River Ouse in Bedfordshire.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

And though, as has been said, the track is now all but disused, it is still possible to follow the Conqueror's causeway to the Ouse and get ferried over to Aldreth.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward