Tay

[ tey ]

/ teɪ /

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noun

a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.

Firth of, an estuary of the North Sea, off the coast of central Scotland. 25 miles (40 km) long.

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Words nearby Tay

tax stamp, tax title, tax with, -taxy, tax year, Tay, tayberry, Taylor, Taylor, Elizabeth, Taylorism, Taylor series

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How to use Tay in a sentence

The original design was for a stiffened suspension bridge, but after the fall of the Tay bridge in 1879 this was abandoned.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
God avnin' to ye; I came in to ask if I might borrow the loan o' a bit o' tay, not havin' a leaf of it left.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
Mother darlint must have two pounds of the best tay, and a new red woollen petticoat.
Our Little Irish Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
Its full name means "the fort on the water," just as Dundee (from Dun-tatha) probably meant "the fort on the Tay."
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill

But a new forest has grown up within a century, to shade once more the waters of the Tay.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Tay (1 of 2)

tay

/ (teɪ) /

noun

an Irish dialect word for tea

British Dictionary definitions for Tay (2 of 2)

Tay

/ (teɪ) /

noun

Firth of Tay the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)

a river in central Scotland, flowing northeast through Loch Tay, then southeast to the Firth of Tay: the longest river in Scotland; noted for salmon fishing. Length: 193 km (120 miles)

Loch Tay a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)

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