towy

[ toh-ee ]

adjective

1. of the nature of or resembling the fiber tow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of towy¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; tow ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The Towy Usk project is being proposed by the renewable energy firm Green GEN Cymru and would take power from 31 giant turbines on a 60-mile pylon "pathway" spanning almost the width of Wales, in order to connect to the national grid.

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"This plan isn’t going to benefit anyone here in the Towy Valley," Dyfan says.

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One flood warning from National Resources Wales remains in place in the lower Towy valley, Carmarthenshire.

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It overlooks the Taf and Towy estuaries while the white-washed buildings are surrounded by meadows, woods and scrub.

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The larger rivers like the Wye, Severn and Towy tend to respond more slowly to rainfall.

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