Thames

[ temz theymz, teymz, temz ]

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.

Thames

noun

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

Example Sentences

Watermen like Taylor, who ran a river taxi service across the Thames, saw their livelihoods collapse.

From Singularity Hub 

I know much more about eel pie now that Mel took us to that old eel shop on the Thames.

From Eater

In the winter of 1678-79, the bodies of three young boys wash up along a Thames tributary in London.

From Washington Post

The Singapore-on-Thames reverie fired up the imaginations of many Brexiteers in government.

From Quartz

In 1982, Hockney traveled to China on a trip organized by his editor at Thames & Hudson, Nikos Stangos.

From The Daily Beast

Cameron is the 19th British prime minister to have attended the elite boarding school on the banks of the River Thames.

From The Daily Beast

He was a performing arts student at South Thames College, where he played the lead in Othello in 2010.

From The Daily Beast

When they moved back to London, the only accommodation they could afford was a freezing, leaky barge on the Thames.

From The Daily Beast

The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History by James Hall is published by Thames Hudson.

From The Daily Beast

Kingston-on-Thames is still provincial in appearance, though now the centre of a great growth of modern suburbs.

From Project Gutenberg

From Kingston-on-Thames, the perfectly kept road closely follows the river.

From Project Gutenberg

The merchant ships went forth without fear from the Thames and the Avon.

From Project Gutenberg

"I hardly know," was the novelist's reply, as in a navy serge suit he leaned near the window which overlooked the Thames.

From Project Gutenberg

The earliest Roman London must have been a comparatively small place, with a fort to command the passage of the Thames.

From Project Gutenberg