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Definition of Thames
1. Noun. The longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea.
Definition of Thames
1. Proper noun. River in southern England flowing 336 km (209 mi.) through London to the North Sea. ¹
2. Proper noun. River in Ontario province, Canada, flowing 258 km (160 mi.) to Lake St. Clair. ¹
3. Proper noun. Estuary in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thames
Literary usage of Thames
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"THE UPPER thames. AS one in winter days "sits by the fire and toasts his toes,"
it is pleasant to think back from the snow and the fog to 'he summer ..."
2. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"411), with the second lock on the thames and a foot-bridge. L. Kingston О>1//т;
... Steaming past Surbiton, the southern suburb of Kingston, and thames ..."
3. A survey of London by John Stow (1842)
"This wall was then to be made from Ludgate west to Fleet bridge along behind the
houses, and along by the water of the Fleet unto the river of thames. ..."
4. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"From Oxford to London by the thames. A trip by rowing-boat on the thames between
Oxford and London, in fine weather, ia cordially recommended to oarsmen. ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Frr aquent discussions have arisen as to the true sour ee Of the thames. The cabmen
of Chelten- harr j5 most anxious for the custom of visitors, ..."
6. London and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1911)
"The scenery of the thames below London contrasts very unfavourably wilh the
smiling beauties of the same river higher up; yet the trip down to Gravesend has ..."