Wallsend

[ wawlz-end ]

noun

a city in Tyne and Wear, NE England, near the mouth of the Tyne River.
a type of coal widely used in Great Britain, especially for domestic purposes.

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How to use Wallsend in a sentence

Wallsend, wawlz′end, n. a kind of coal originally dug at Wallsend on the Tyne.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
The remains of this great wall still lie from Wallsend to the west coast.
Britain in the Middle Ages | Florence L. Bowman
The mill stood on a tidal stream which ran into the Tyne near to Wallsend.
Human Animals | Frank Hamel
It was a morning to make the hardiest give in to the temptation of a hundred-weight of best Wallsend, blazing.
It Never Can Happen Again | William De Morgan
After this success Mr. Parsons erected works at Wallsend-on-Tyne for the special manufacture of turbines.
The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Wallsend

Wallsend

/ (ˈwɔːlzˌɛnd) /

noun

a town in NE England, in North Tyneside unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: situated on the River Tyne at the E end of Hadrian's Wall. Pop: 42 842 (2001)

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