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Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! proper noun: a seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329).

Proper noun

Westward Ho!

  1. A seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329).
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Origin of Westward Ho!

Chosen as an unusual name to attract tourists, after Charles Kingsley's best-selling novel Westward Ho! (1855), which was set in nearby Bideford. The phrase itself comes from westward + ho (variant of hey), the call of Thames ferrymen indicating their proffered direction.

Questions about Westward Ho!

What does Westward Ho! mean?
Westward Ho! means a seaside village in Northam parish near Bideford, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4329).
What part of speech is Westward Ho!?
Westward Ho! is a proper noun.

Words near Westward Ho! in the dictionary

  1. Weststellingwerf
  2. Westsylvania
  3. Westtown
  4. Westville
  5. westward
  6. Westward Ho!
  7. westwardly
  8. westwardmost
  9. westwards
  10. Westwater
  11. Westwell

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