Whitechapel

[hwahyt-chap-uhl, wahyt-]

noun

1. a district in E London, England.

Whitechapel

/ ˈwaɪtˌtʃæpəl /

noun

1. billiards the act of potting one's opponent's white ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of Whitechapel¹

C19: slang use of Whitechapel, a district of London

Example Sentences

We’ve toured with Whitechapel, and we’ve been on lots of shows with Suicide Silence.

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Mr Berry, a teacher from Witney in Oxfordshire, and Mr Cash, of Whitechapel in London, were arrested in March 2023 as part of an investigation that involved counter-terror police.

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We're in the morning meeting on the orthopaedics trauma ward on the 10th floor at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

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These include Whitechapel in east London which is one of five shops that will try out the new policy - the others are in Peckham and Ilford.

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Antonio was driven to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

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