Vauxhall

British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

Vauxhall, 150 miles southeast of Calgary, calls itself the “Potato Capital of the West,” but its spud fields whiff of petroleum because they also sprout oil derricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

She had been driving a black Seat Arona, which was involved in a collision with a white Vauxhall Insignia at about 17:40 on Friday.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

A 24-year-old man, the passenger in a black Vauxhall Corsa, was pronounced dead at the scene on the A952 between Toll of Birness and Mintlaw near the village of Clola at about 19:35 on Saturday.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

In midweek, George would train with Chelsea, and then from the age of 13 on Fridays, he would play against men in nine-a-side matches at either Vauxhall or Nine Elms Power League in South London.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

Both Ranelagh and Vauxhall had large permanent performance structures, the Rotunda at Ranelagh being the subject of a particularly striking painting by Canaletto in 1754.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall