Thames

American  

[temz, theymz, teymz, temz] / tɛmz, θeɪmz, teɪmz, tɛmz /

noun

1. a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.

2. a river in SE Canada, in Ontario province, flowing SW to Lake St. Clair. 160 miles (260 km) long.

3. an estuary in SE Connecticut, flowing S past New London to Long Island Sound. 15 miles (24 km) long.

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Thames British  

noun

1. Ancient name: Tamesis.  a river in S England, rising in the Cotswolds in several headstreams and flowing generally east through London to the North Sea by a large estuary. Length: 346 km (215 miles)

2. a river in SE Canada, in Ontario, flowing south to London, then southwest to Lake St Clair. Length: 217 km (135 miles)

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Example Sentences

Thames Valley Police said a new court date had yet to be confirmed.

From BBC

When surveyors for a much delayed $12 billion road project under the River Thames scoured for bats, they found six in an abandoned World War II air-raid shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Thames corridor saw some of the biggest impact from the past two winters.

From BBC

A spokesperson for Thames Valley Police told the BBC it had not received a formal complaint regarding the case but that it would be "inappropriate to comment on individual grievances outside the formal complaints process".

From BBC

Gyngell gave up her head chef’s job at the cafe in 2012 and two years later opened a London restaurant of her own, Spring, in Somerset House, overlooking the Thames.

From The Wall Street Journal