Wembley

[wem-blee]

noun

1. a former borough, now part of Brent, in SE England, near London.

Wembley

/ ˈwɛmblɪ /

noun

1. part of the Greater London borough of Brent: site of the English national soccer stadium, replaced by the larger multi-purpose Wembley Stadium in 2007

Example Sentences

It was supposed to be the beginning of a grand three-part showdown between England and Australia, a Wembley showcase of international rugby league.

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On Saturday, some 10 years on from that shock in Brighton, his side take on South Africa again on British soil, meeting at Wembley Stadium.

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Shaun Wane was clearly hurting after watching his England side suffer a comprehensive 26-6 defeat by Australia at Wembley in the first Ashes match for 22 years.

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Smith partly redeemed himself to the Wembley crowd by disallowing a second Australia try before the break as Dom Young was taken out by Josh Addo-Carr as he jumped to catch a high kick.

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With a record crowd for an Ashes Test of about 60,000 expected at Wembley on Saturday, the magnitude of the occasion - a first Test series against Australia since 2003 - is not lost on Farnworth.

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