wye
noun
the letter Y, or something having a similar shape.
wye
1 American
[wahy]
/ waɪ /
noun
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wyes
plural
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the letter Y, or something having a similar shape.
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Electricity. a three-phase, Y -shaped circuit arrangement.
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Railroads. a track arrangement with three switches and three legs for reversing the direction of a train.
Wye
2
American
[wahy]
/ waɪ /
noun
Wye
British
/ waɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of wye
First recorded in 1855–60; a spelling of the letter name
Example Sentences
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Out of the air Lenny's voice boomed, "Wye oh wye did I ever leave Wyoming?"
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
"Yes, wye can keep the ducks in bounds all right; but it will be a little difficult to keep the turkeys in, unless we have a wire fence enclosure reaching up about fifteen feet high."
From Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It by Hal Standish
You know a gentleman’s a gentleman, and you may think it’s this or that what mykes ’im so, but there ain’t no wye to put it into words.
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
Then, Bug-eye, wye don't we git that map hand dig it hup hourselves on the bloomin' jump?
From Doubloons—and the Girl by John Maxwell Forbes
It's better that wye than to 'ave 'im snoopin' around.
From The Cross-Cut by Courtney Ryley Cooper
Emergency services were called to a popular bathing spot in Glasbury on the River Wye on Tuesday evening, following reports a "male had entered the water and could not be located".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Welsh Water is also one of the defendants in an ongoing civil case over pollution in the River Wye, where residents and businesses allege sewage discharges contributed to environmental damage.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Chepstow's Grade I listed Wye Bridge has been closed to vehicles since October after cracks were discovered in its structural beams, with no timeline given for it to reopen for cars.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Before the Severn Bridge opened in 1966, the Old Wye Bridge was the only structure allowing south Walians to cross into England by car.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
There was a place near the county line called Wye Mills.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Most of us is what’s known as conservative, all for the big families and the old wyes.
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
They comes in different wyes the answers does.
From The Dawn of a To-morrow by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
I’ve always lived with the best people, and I suppose I ketch their wyes.
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
A born lydy she is, and ’ankerin’ after a lydy’s wyes, and with no one to learn ’em to ’er––” “But, good heavens, I can’t do that.”
From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline
"When ye tyke off the style of the doctor wot wisits me, miss, and imitates his wyes, Lawd! it does me as much good as his mixtures," said a consumptive charwoman.
From Condensed Novels: New Burlesques by Bret Harte
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