Coniston Water

/ ˈkɒnɪstən /

noun

1. a lake in NW England, in Cumbria: scene of the establishment of world water speed records by Sir Malcolm Campbell (1939) and his son Donald Campbell (1959). Length: 8 km (5 miles)

Example Sentences

Having been recovered from the bottom of Coniston Water 34 years later, it was rebuilt by a team of engineers on Tyneside.

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Donald Campbell's boat, Bluebird K7, will run again on Coniston Water, the Ruskin Museum has announced at its homecoming press conference.

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The hydroplane's wreckage was recovered in 2001 after its pilot was killed in a crash on Coniston Water in 1967.

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Donald Campbell died on 4 January 1967 aged 45 when Bluebird flipped into the air and disintegrated as he attempted a water speed record on Coniston Water.

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Crowds gathered to welcome Donald Campbell's Bluebird craft as it returned to the Lake District 57 years after its pilot was killed in a crash on Coniston Water.

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