South Shields

American  

noun

1. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.

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South Shields British  

noun

1. a port in NE England, in South Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, on the Tyne estuary opposite North Shields. Pop: 82 854 (2001)

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South Shields

Exhausted entrants to the Great North Run sweated their way through Newcastle, Gateshead and South Shields to pick up their medals last week.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

About 60,000 runners have signed up to the half marathon which starts in Newcastle, heads through Gateshead, South Tyneside and finishes in South Shields.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024

It is understood the minibus was carrying South Shields FC fans with seven of the casualties thought to have suffered serious injuries.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024

It is a pitch sufficiently compelling that, in a matter of weeks, at least four suitors — two British, two American — have inquired about taking South Shields off his hands.

From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

He is going up to South Shields for his “tickut,” by which he means a first-class certificate of competency issued by the Board of Trade.

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William