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Tyne

[ tahyn ]

noun

  1. a river in NE England, in Northumberland, flowing E into the North Sea. About 30 miles (48 km) long.


Tyne

/ taɪn /

noun

  1. a river in N England, flowing east to the North Sea. Length: 48 km (30 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

He crossed the Tyne at Haltwhistle fords, losing many men in the swollen river.

Even so populous a town as Newcastle-on-Tyne refused to remove its children from the workhouse.

The most powerful electric light in the world is situated near here on the coast, between the Tyne and the Wear.

Stephenson began life as a pit-engine boy at twopence a day near Newcastle-on-Tyne.

The Tyne has scarcely become a distinguishable stream when it commences to take toll of its tributaries.

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TyndareusTyne and Wear