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

Ant Crocker, 34, was paddleboarding at Cardington Lock on the River Great Ouse, near Bedford, when the ring slipped off his finger.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Sewage pollution is listed by the Environment Agency as one of the reasons the Great Ouse is failing to achieve "good ecological status".

From BBC • May 27, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Regan Urruty Dever, 22, of Ouse Terrace, Doncaster, had "limited involvement" and attended the hotel for about 20 minutes, the court heard.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2024

In looking southward from Sutton Church, three steeples are specially conspicuous in the Ouse valley.

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