Wakefield

[weyk-feeld]

noun

1. a city in West Yorkshire, in N England: battle 1460.

2. a town in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

3. an estate in E Virginia, on the Potomac River: birthplace of George Washington; restored as a national monument in 1932.

Wakefield

/ ˈweɪkˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire: important since medieval times as an agricultural and textile centre. Pop: 76 886 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in N England, in West Yorkshire. Pop: 318 300 (2003 est). Area: 333 sq km (129 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The average warehouse vacancy rate across the U.S. was 7.1% in the three months ended Sept. 30, unchanged from the second quarter, according to a report from Cushman & Wakefield.

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Vertiports by Atlantic has hired real estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield to find sites to lease in some of the nation’s largest markets, including California, New York, New Jersey and Florida.

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Leigh Leopards swept aside Wakefield Trinity in the first Super League play-off eliminator to book their semi-final place.

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Jayden Myers' reply early in the second half gave Wakefield hope, but a Gareth O'Brien penalty and Alec Tuitavake's score meant Cameron Scott's superb solo try was mere consolation.

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Frankie Halton was held up a metre short, while three tacklers combined to stop Hanley's charge for the line as Wakefield were penned deep in their own territory by rampant Leigh.

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