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Mersey

[ mur-zee ]

noun

  1. a river in W England, flowing W from Derbyshire to the Irish Sea. 70 miles (115 km) long.
  2. a river in SW Nova Scotia, in SE Canada, flowing SE to the Atlantic Ocean. About 25 miles (40 km) long.


Mersey

/ ˈɜːɪ /

noun

  1. a river in W England, rising in N Derbyshire and flowing northwest and west to the Irish Sea through a large estuary on which is situated the port of Liverpool. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Portsmouth-based patrol ship HMS Mersey tracked RFN Soobrazitelny as it sailed west.

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The constituency combines the industrial town of Runcorn, sitting on the banks of the River Mersey, with a more rural area stretching south towards Chester.

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Some customers in London and the North Wales and Mersey region are seeing larger increases.

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While Parr initially felt like he was a victim in a blame game, he said he was simply showing the resort beside the River Mersey as it was.

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There are two huge TV screens at each end of the ground, accompanied by an incredibly loud PA system - you could probably hear it across the Mersey on the Wirral.

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