Tyne
a river in NE England, in Northumberland, flowing E into the North Sea. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
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How to use Tyne in a sentence
He crossed the Tyne at Haltwhistle fords, losing many men in the swollen river.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonEven so populous a town as Newcastle-on-Tyne refused to remove its children from the workhouse.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbThe most powerful electric light in the world is situated near here on the coast, between the Tyne and the Wear.
Scientific American Supplement No. 299 | VariousStephenson began life as a pit-engine boy at twopence a day near Newcastle-on-Tyne.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonThe Tyne has scarcely become a distinguishable stream when it commences to take toll of its tributaries.
British Dictionary definitions for Tyne
/ (taɪn) /
a river in N England, flowing east to the North Sea. Length: 48 km (30 miles)
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