Clyde
[klaid]
Definition
(noun.) a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow.
Checker: McDonald--From WordNet
Examples
- Lord Dundas at the beginning of the century had an iron boat built for the Forth and Clyde Canal, which was propelled by steam. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Charlotte Dundas (Steamboat) towed canal Boats on the Clyde. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He spent ￡3,000 in the experiments, and in March, 1802, his vessel, called the Charlotte Dundas, was tried on the same scene of action, the Forth and Clyde Canal. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He lived at Greenock on the River Clyde in Scotland, and was of a quiet, almost shy disposition, and delicate in health. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The first steamboat of the Nineteenth Century was the Charlotte Dundas, built by William Symington in 1801, see Fig. 106, and used on the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1802. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was constructed under the superintendence of Symington, and was tried successfully on the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1789, when it was propelled at the rate of seven miles an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In 1852 the proportion of screw to paddle-wheel vessels building in the Clyde was as 43 to 30. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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