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tilbury

American  
[til-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈtɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

plural

tilburies

  1. a light two-wheeled carriage without a top.

Tilbury 1 British  
/ -brɪ, ˈtɪlbərɪ /

noun

  1. an area in Essex, on the River Thames: extensive docks; principal container port of the Port of London

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tilbury 2 British  
/ ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

  1. a light two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage, seating two people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tilbury

First recorded in 1790–1800; named after its inventor, a 19th-century English coach-builder

Example Sentences

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His portfolio has been transferred to Adam Tilbury, who already has responsibility for environment and flooding on the council's executive team.

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The project, which will link Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent with two tunnels, is the first infrastructure scheme where a lead environmental regulator will be appointed.

From BBC

Celebrity make-up artist Charlotte Tilbury commented that it was "fabulous news".

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A crowd of 1,459 watched them play Tilbury in their first competitive game at the FWD-IP Community Stadium, after 10 years of ground-sharing.

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HMT Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, in 1948, bringing hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean to the UK.

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