Severn

[ sev-ern ]

noun

1. a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
2. a city in central Maryland.

Severn

/ ˈsɛvən /

noun

1. a river in E Wales and W England, rising in Powys and flowing northeast and east into England, then south to the Bristol Channel. Length: about 354 km (220 miles)
2. a river in SE central Canada, in Ontario, flowing northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)

Other Words From

• trans-Severn adjective

Example Sentences

On a sunny day in October, angler Jay Lewis was enjoying the peaceful views over the Severn Estuary on Penarth Pier in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.

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The last train crash in Wales happened in 1991 inside the Severn Tunnel, which allows travel between south-west England and south Wales.

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The village of Arlingham lies on a bend of the Severn, with fertile low-lying farmland around it.

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Some companies were praised in the report for their efforts to tackle this and other issues, including Severn Trent, which Ofwat said had managed to cut sewage spills by delivering improvements at 467 sites.

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Orme, from Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire, was charged with publishing an obscene article and intentionally encouraging or assisting an offence, namely causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal.

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