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Woolwich

American  
[wool-ij, -ich] / ˈwʊl ɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ /

noun

  1. a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Greenwich and Newham: royal military academy and arsenal.


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The jury at Woolwich Crown Court heard that Sepahvand does not deny his involvement but said he did it out of fear of the consequences of refusing.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rees, of Harcourt Avenue, Sidcup, was convicted in January at Woolwich Crown Court of causing an explosion likely to endanger life.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Wright was born in 1963 in Woolwich, London to Jamaican parents who had arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

The software developer from Woolwich Township, N.J., also owns a Hyundai Ioniq 5, which is fully electric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

More than this, he hired at his own cost the Margate steam-boat, the Eclipse, and successfully towed the Eastings, 74, against the tide from Woolwich to Gravesend, June 14th, 1819.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper

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