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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Example Sentences

The 61-year-old from South Shields added: "Still got 2-3 years to say goodbye to everyone. And I'll be rocking until the very last moment."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Northumbria Police confirmed a man and woman in their 30s and a man in his 40s died in the South Shields area of South Tyneside.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2024

South Shields has earned four promotions to higher leagues in his nine years as chairman.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 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

Compelled to relinquish editorial labour from impaired health, Mr Brockie has latterly established a private academy at South Shields, and has qualified himself to impart instruction in fourteen different languages.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles