Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of southern England flowing about 340 km (210 mi) eastward to a wide estuary on the North Sea. Navigable for large ships as far as London, it is the principal commercial waterway of the country. In its upper course above Oxford it is often called Isis.
- A river, about 260 km (160 mi) long, of southeast Ontario, Canada, flowing southwest to Lake St. Clair. In the War of 1812 Gen. William Henry Harrison defeated British and Native American forces in the Battle of the Thames (October 5, 1813).
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- proper noun
River in southernEngland flowing 336km (209mi. ) throughLondon to theNorth Sea . - proper noun
River inOntario province,Canada , flowing 258km (160mi. ) to Lake St. Clair. - proper noun
Estuary in the U.S. State ofConnecticut flowing 24km (15mi. ) past New London to Long Island Sound.
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- noun the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
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Examples
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Mr Neyroud, 60, the former police chief in Thames Valley, has been head of the quango since 2006 and recently boasted of cutting a £71 million bill for management consultants that he inherited from previous organisations.
They Just Don’t Get It. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Her hair was pulled back behind her ears, and her fingers were long, smudged with ink and with dirt under the nails as if she had been digging in Thames mud.
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We were in his office at Lambeth Palace, a brick pile across the Thames from the Houses of Parliament, and a place appealingly free of pomp and circumstance.
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We were in his office at Lambeth Palace, a brick pile across the Thames from the Houses of Parliament, and a place appealingly free of pomp and circumstance.
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In your free time, you can visit Blackwell's Bookshop, a world famous book store that made the Guinness Book of Record for having the most books in one room, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology or take a punting excursion on the Cherwell or the River Thames, although in Oxford, they call the Thames the Isis.
Pam Grout: Studying At Oxford Is A Great Excuse To Visit Oxford Pam Grout 2012
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OF/DH Marcus Thames is the odd man out for now, so he's working some at first base this spring.
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I was at the bridge where this happened, I happened to be passing and saw all the commotion, and can tell you that the Thames is running faster and higher than normal, and even if I could swim (I cant) I dont think I would have been brave enough to go in. on December 11, 2007 at 10: 41 pm | Reply JOCKtheCOP
Father Can’t Yell « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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John Burns turned to her and said, "Ah, my dear lady, you may talk of your Hudson, your Colorado and your Mississippi, but this old Thames is liquid history."
Empire Relations 1936
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Where, for instance, throughout its course do you ever hear the Thames spoken of as "Thames" -- as if it was a person, which no doubt it is?
In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Maurice Hewlett 1892
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If there was no likelihood of his "setting the Thames on fire," his Father had said once, "there was even less fear of his setting the _house_ on fire," and though Willie did not quite understand about the "Thames" -- how could a _river_ burn?
The Christmas Fairy and Other Stories Frances E. Crompton 1883
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