Torbay

[tawr-bey, -bey]

noun

1. a borough in S Devonshire, in SW England: seaside resort.

Torbay

/ ˌtɔːˈbeɪ /

noun

1. a unitary authority in SW England, in Devon, consisting of Torquay and two neighbouring coastal resorts. Pop: 131 300 (2003 est). Area: 63 sq km (24 sq miles)

2. Also: Tor Bay. an inlet of the English Channel on the coast of SW England, near Torquay

Example Sentences

The competition also had a winner decided solely from the public – via the Sir David Amess Public Vote – which was six-year-old guide dog, Jennie, owned by Steve Darling, the Lib Dem MP for Torbay.

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Jordan O'Rourke, 24, of no fixed abode, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services, while Luke Keyte-Rigby, 24, of Willowfield Road, in Torquay, was taken to Torbay Hospital where he later died.

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Area coroner, Alison Longhorn, said the cousins spent time together socialising at various places around Torbay but had not told any family members their plans for that weekend.

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Torbay Hospital, one of the oldest in the NHS dating back to the 1920s, and Leeds General Infirmary have both reported problems with sewage leaks and flooding too and are in the same position.

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According to Ofsted, schools in Cornwall, Plymouth and Torbay had rates of persistent absence - meaning pupils attend fewer than 90% of classes - of about 23% in autumn 2023 and spring 2024, putting them among the highest in England.

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