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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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Take Woolwich, in south-east London, where a resident called Keisha says her top-floor flat reaches 43C in a heatwave.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Segun was last seen wearing a black jacket, black trousers and black trainers, and is believed to have links to Plumstead, Abbey Wood and Woolwich.

From BBC Jun. 10, 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

GREENWICH, a south-eastern metropolitan borough of London, England, bounded N. by the river Thames, E. by Woolwich, S. by Lewisham and W. by Deptford.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

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