Chatham

[ chat-uhm ]

noun
  1. a city in N Kent, in SE England.

  1. a city in SW Ontario, in S Canada, near Lake St. Clair.

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How to use Chatham in a sentence

  • He needed his skill when he steered an open boat from the Chathams to Otago across five hundred miles of wind-vexed sea.

    The Long White Cloud | William Pember Reeves
  • Chathams speeches were not written, nor Sheridans, nor that of Ames on the British treaty.

  • In July, 1868, the schooner Rifleman was sent down to the Chathams with supplies.

    The Long White Cloud | William Pember Reeves

British Dictionary definitions for Chatham (1 of 2)

Chatham1

/ (ˈtʃætəm) /


noun
  1. a town in SE England, in N Kent on the River Medway: formerly royal naval dockyard. Pop: 73 468 (2001)

  2. a town in SE Canada, in SE Ontario on the Thames River. Pop: 44 156 (2001)

British Dictionary definitions for Chatham (2 of 2)

Chatham2

/ (ˈtʃætəm) /


noun
  1. 1st Earl of title of the elder (William) Pitt: See Pitt (def. 1)

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