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Tees

American

[teez] / tiz /

noun

a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.

Tees British

/ tiːz /

noun

a river in N England, rising in the N Pennines and flowing southeast and east to the North Sea at Middlesbrough. Length: 113 km (70 miles)

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Example Sentences

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"A real highlight of the last few months has been the People Powered exhibition, all about the River Tees," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

In 2022, an investigation found major failings in the care the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Trust provided to three teenagers before their death.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

"I just was really looking to working with him because I loved the demos," he told BBC Radio Tees.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

She told BBC Radio Tees she was "gutted" to find out he had died, as she had been hoping he would be well enough to tour again.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

From near its source to Caldron the Tees divides Durham from Westmoreland, and in all its further downward course from Yorkshire.

From A Month in Yorkshire by White, Walter

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