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Tynemouth

[ tahyn-muhth, tin- ]

noun

  1. a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, at the mouth of the Tyne River.


Tynemouth

/ ˈtaɪnˌmaʊθ /

noun

  1. a port in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear, at the mouth of the River Tyne: includes the port and industrial centre of North Shields; fishing, ship-repairing, and marine engineering. Pop: 17 056 (2001)
“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


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Example Sentences

On the north side of the Tyne the rocky promontory of Tynemouth shoots out into the sea.

Shooting outward from the Tynemouth shore, the mighty rampart of the North Pier makes division between the river and the sea.

In a north-east gale the white water leaps above the summit of the Tynemouth cliffs.

The Tynemouth fort had proved of little or no use against the enemy's guns.

The queen, left behind at Tynemouth, fell into her uncle Lancaster's power.

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