Vauxhall

/ (ˈvɒksˌhɔːl) /


noun
  1. a district in London, on the south bank of the Thames

  2. Also called: Vauxhall Gardens a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859

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How to use Vauxhall in a sentence

  • I remember I crossed Vauxhall Bridge and stood for a time watching the huge black shapes in the darkness under the gas-works.

    The New Machiavelli | Herbert George Wells