Jump To:

• wye
  wye

  noun

  the letter Y, or something having a similar shape.
• Wye
  Wye

  noun

  a river flowing from central Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 130 miles (210 km) long.

wye

¹ American  

[wahy] / waɪ /

noun

wyes plural

1. the letter Y, or something having a similar shape.

2. Electricity. a three-phase, Y -shaped circuit arrangement.

3. Railroads. a track arrangement with three switches and three legs for reversing the direction of a train.

---

Wye ² American  

[wahy] / waɪ /

noun

1. a river flowing from central Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 130 miles (210 km) long.

---

Wye British  

/ waɪ /

noun

1. a river in E Wales and W England, rising in Powys and flowing southeast into Herefordshire, then south to the Severn estuary. Length: 210 km (130 miles)

---

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wyes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wye

First recorded in 1855–60; a spelling of the letter name

Example Sentences

Out of the air Lenny's voice boomed, "Wye oh wye did I ever leave Wyoming?"

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

"It's this wye, sir," said his whilom chauffeur, taking grace of words.

From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Brinton, Davis

"Weel, that's a' th' wye I ken it!"

From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.

And beautiful the wye she took it, Mr. Rash.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)

They don’t mean no worse nor that, only when people comes to Jynie’s age 80 and Mrs. Courage’s they ’ave to kick up their ’eels in their own wye.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)