Spey

/ speɪ /

noun

1. a river in E Scotland, flowing generally northeast through the Grampian Mountains to the Moray Firth: salmon fishing; parts of the surrounding area ( Speyside ) are famous for whisky distilleries. Length: 172 km (107 miles)

Example Sentences

The upper River Spey catchment in the Cairngorms represents the fifth catchment to which beavers have either been officially granted permission to remain, or have been released.

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Kingston's geographical position at the mouth of the River Spey saw a huge shipbuilding industry build up there in the late 18th Century.

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Locals say the River Spey isn't being managed as it used to be.

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Kingston, east of Lossiemouth, is close to the mouth of the River Spey.

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He recalled seeing houses lost to the Spey when he was 10 years old.

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