Newcastle

American  

[noo-kas-uhl, -kah-suhl, nyoo-] / ˈnuˌkæs əl, -ˌkɑ səl, ˈnyu- /

noun

1. 1st Duke of. Pelham-Holles, Thomas.

2. Also called Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  a seaport in Tyne and Wear, in NE England, on the Tyne River: shipbuilding; major coal center.

3. a seaport in E New South Wales, in SE Australia.

4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NE of Toronto, on Lake Ontario.

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idioms

1. carry coals to Newcastle,

   1. to take something to a place where its kind exists in great quantity.

   2. to do something wholly unnecessary.

Newcastle ¹ British  

/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. a port in SE Australia, in E New South Wales near the mouth of the Hunter River: important industrial centre, with extensive steel, metalworking, engineering, shipbuilding, and chemical industries. It suffered Australia's first recorded fatal earthquake, in 1989. Pop: 279 975 (2001)

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Newcastle ² British  

/ ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl /

noun

1. Duke of, the title of Thomas Pelham Holles. 1693–1768, English Whig prime minister (1754–56; 1757–62): brother of Henry Pelham

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Newcastle More Idioms  

1. see carry coals to Newcastle.

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Example Sentences

Marc Overmars netted late on, as Arsenal strung together a 10-game winning streak, and United slipped to second after home draws with Liverpool and Newcastle in April, finishing runners-up by one point.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Then Newcastle go to league leaders Arsenal before potentially sticky games against Brighton, Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Fulham.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It was a different stadium, but an all too familiar story for Newcastle United.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A response was sorely needed and the Newcastle head coach attempted to jolt his side by wielding the axe.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

“I am rather ashamed of writing to you so soon again but if I disguise my writing in the direction I am in hopes the post master at Newcastle will think it is somebody else.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman