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staithes

/ˈsteɪðz/

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Yorkshire/ˈstɪəz/

staithes is the plural of staithe.

Meaning of staithe

Noun

staithe (plural staithes)

  1. (UK, obsolete) A riverbank
  2. (UK, archaic, dialectal) A fixed structure where ships land, especially to load and unload; wharf; landing stage.
    • Trevithick's first use of steam traction on rail took place at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, on a tramroad 9¾ miles long between the Penydarren ironworks of Samuel Homfray, and the staithes at Abercynon, where the worked iron was loaded into barges on the Glamorganshire Canal.1951 March, E. W. Twining, “The First Railway Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 197
  3. (UK) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.

Proper noun capitalized: Staithes

Staithes

  1. A coastal village in Hinderwell parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7818).

Questions about staithes

What does staithes mean?
Staithes means a coastal village in Hinderwell parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7818).
What is staithes the plural of?
Staithes is the plural of staithe.
What part of speech is staithes?
Staithes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce staithes?
Staithes is pronounced /ˈsteɪðz/.

Words near staithes in the dictionary

  1. Stais
  2. Staite
  3. Staites
  4. staith
  5. staithe
  6. staithes
  7. staithman
  8. staithmen
  9. staiths
  10. Stajic
  11. staka

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