Spey

/ speɪ /

noun

1. a river in E Scotland, flowing generally northeast through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth: salmon fishing; parts of the surrounding area ( Speyside ) are famous for whisky distilleries. Length: 172 km (107 miles)

Example Sentences

Former BBC journalist Craig, who lives in Grantown on Spey in the Highlands, said his friends' personal stories of loss had been a powerful driving force during the trip.

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Aside from these courses, the other reversible courses are at Silves Valley Ranch in Seneca, Ore., and Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta, as well as an old course in Scotland, Spey Bay Golf Course, which is in the process of making its course fully reversible.

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Golfers can currently play a seven-hole loop reversibly now, and Spey Bay hopes that by 2027, the entire course will be reversible.

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In Speyside, the Scotsman newspaper reports that several whisky distilleries have shut down summer production early due to low water levels on the River Spey.

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Just last week, China had criticised another British warship HMS Spey's passage through the Taiwan Strait as an act of "intentional provocation" that "undermines peace and stability".

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