Tunbridge Wells

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noun

a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.

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How to use Tunbridge Wells in a sentence

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In his days the wells of water flowed out, and they were filled as the sea above measure.
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There was the usual massacre, but this time the trees were cut down and the wells choked up.
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In all our search we found no water, but old wells on the sandy bays.
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Her black eyes looked like wells of sentiment, and her body a mould for a new race of men.
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British Dictionary definitions for Tunbridge Wells

Tunbridge Wells

/ (ˈtʌnˌbrɪdʒ) /

noun

a town and resort in SE England, in SW Kent: chalybeate spring discovered in 1606; an important social centre in the 17th and 18th centuries. Pop: 60 095 (2001)Official name: Royal Tunbridge Wells

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