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Lincolnshire
[ ling-kuhn-sheer, -sher ]
noun
- a county in E England. 2,272 sq. mi. (5,885 sq. km).
Lincolnshire
/ -ʃə; ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə /
noun
- a county of E England, on the North Sea and the Wash: mostly low-lying and fertile, with fenland around the Wash and hills (the Lincoln Wolds ) in the east; one of the main agricultural counties of Great Britain: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire (both part of Humberside county from 1974 to 1996). Administrative centre: Lincoln. Pop (excluding unitary authorities): 665 300 (2003 est). Area (excluding unitary authorities): 5880 sq km (2270 sq miles) Lincs
Example Sentences
Reform UK's candidate to be the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is entitled to stand in the contest after she was challenged over her right to do so, an electoral official has said.
The BBC joined him on his latest inspection at a new-build house in Lincolnshire, where he immediately found a mouldy sandwich in the loft.
But weeks earlier, thousands of fans crowded round a shed in Lincolnshire to watch some of music's biggest names perform.
On Tuesday, the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will travel to Immingham in north east Lincolnshire where the raw materials will be unloaded and transported to British Steel.
An emergency law rushed through Parliament on Saturday gave the government control of the Lincolnshire site to prevent its Chinese owner shutting it down.
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