Usk

[uhsk]

noun

1. a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.

Usk

/ ʌsk /

noun

1. a river in SE Wales, flowing southeast and south to the Bristol Channel. Length: 113 km (70 miles)

Example Sentences

Several of Wales' other most protected river networks are also failing to meet targets around phosphate pollution - including the Usk and Cleddau.

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Almost 4,000 people have signed up to the lawsuit against major poultry producers and a water company over allegations of "extensive and widespread pollution" in three rivers - the Wye, Lugg and Usk.

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Another claimant, Gino Parisi from Raglan, Monmouthshire, was worried about the state of the River Usk.

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"Having grown up around the River Usk in the 1980s, I know just how beautiful the river and surrounding area can be," he said.

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The couple, from Ross-on-Wye, met through work and got married at the registry office in Usk, Monmouthshire on Wednesday morning, before heading straight to the care home in Abergavenny to continue celebrating.

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