Peak District

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noun

a region of N central England, mainly in N Derbyshire at the S end of the Pennines: consists of moors in the north and a central limestone plateau; many caves. Highest point: 727 m (2088 ft)

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How to use Peak District in a sentence

So, in an unusual order (PDF) issued on New Years Day, District Judge Robert Hinkle clarified the issue.
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That was the extent of it during the peak of the flames, and the numbers that swooshed around in the press the next day.
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It cost several thousand dollars and a high-powered former district attorney to get the charges dropped.
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In the weeks following the Sept. 9, car bombing at the Iranian base, Iran raided a village in the Pakistani district of Chagai.
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In January 2014, a lifelong District of Columbia parks employee, Medric Mills, collapsed while walking with his grown daughter.
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Thus far Boston banks have received more benefits from this bank than have the other banks in this district.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The rebellion spread to their district, and many of the natives on and about the estate were eager to join in the movement.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Three days later he was in Switzerland, and a few days later again he was on the summit of a minor but still difficult peak.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Some of the tribes inhabiting the district of the lower Amazon indulge in snuff-taking.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
It must have been incorporated under a special or general law of the State or district in which it is located.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips