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North Esk

North Esk proper noun: a river in Angus council area and Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.

Proper noun

North Esk

  1. A river in Angus council area and Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
    • The sight of them [the Grampians] as we crossed the viaduct over the North Esk I am not likely to forget. After a night of snow, they hung wraith-like across the sky, exquisitely beautiful in the greyness of winter dawn.1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8
  2. A river in Midlothian council area, Scotland, a branch of the River Esk, East Lothian.
  3. A river in northern Tasmania, Australia, which joins the Tamar.

Origin of North Esk

See Esk.

Questions about North Esk

What does North Esk mean?
North Esk means a river in Angus council area and Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland, which flows into the North Sea.
What part of speech is North Esk?
North Esk is a proper noun.

Words near North Esk in the dictionary

  1. North Elba
  2. North Elmham
  3. North Elmsall
  4. North End
  5. North Epping
  6. North Esk
  7. North Estonian
  8. North Fair Oaks
  9. North Fairview
  10. North Falmouth
  11. North Fambridge

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