Gravesend

[ greyvz-end ]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974.

Gravesend

/ ˌɡreɪvzˈɛnd /

noun

1. a river port in SE England, in NW Kent on the Thames. Pop: 53 045 (2001)

Example Sentences

A challenging holdoutLowering infection rates in the last red zone in Brooklyn, which includes parts of the Borough Park, Gravesend and Midwood neighborhoods, has been slow.

From Washington Post

The best “experience,” however, may be found at Downhouse Lounge in Gravesend by the Avenue X stop.

From The Daily Beast

Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.

From Project Gutenberg

She did not live to carry out her intention of returning to her own native land, Virginia, but died at Gravesend in 1617.

From Project Gutenberg

We were called up about four a-clock, and being ready went and took a Gravesend boat, and to London by nine a-clock.

From Project Gutenberg

She was decked, beautifully built, and the size of a Gravesend boat.

From Project Gutenberg

The bawleys are boats almost peculiar to Leigh, although a few hail from Gravesend and the Medway.

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