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noun
1.
an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
2.
a river in S central Scotland, flowing E into the Firth of Forth. 116 miles (187 km) long.
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forth (fɔːθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | forward in place, time, order, or degree |
| 2. | out, as from concealment, seclusion, or inaction |
| 3. | away, as from a place or country |
| 4. | and so on; et cetera |
| —prep | |
| 5. | archaic out of; away from |
| [Old English; related to Middle High German vort; see | |
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| Forth (fɔːθ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Firth of Forth an inlet of the North Sea in SE Scotland: spanned by a cantilever railway bridge 1600 m (almost exactly 1 mile) long (1889), and by a road bridge (1964) |
| 2. | a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles) |
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forth
O.E. forðian "forward, onward," perf. of for(e), from P.Gmc. *furtha- (cf. O.N. forð, Du. voort, Ger. fort), from PIE *prto-, from the root of fore (q.v.).
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