Liverpool
['livəpu:l]
Definition
(noun.) a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports.
Typed by Barack--From WordNet
Examples
- Mr. Huskisson, one of the members of Parliament for Liverpool, and a warm friend and supporter of Stephenson and the railroad, had stepped from his coach, and was standing on the railway. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The first railroads to be built were principally branches of the Liverpool and Manchester one, and chiefly located in the mining and manufacturing county of Lancaster. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In illustration of this idea he invented a crane, which was erected on Newcastle quay in 1846; another was constructed on the Albert dock at Liverpool, and others at other places. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Deliver this letter to the agent when you reach Liverpool, and let me advise you, gentlemen, not to be too knowing in the West Indies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Only last night we had news that the couple had been hunted down in Liverpool, and they prove to have no connection whatever with the matter in hand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- From Liverpool she went to Copenhagen, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Cronstadt and Arundel, and from the latter port returned to Savannah, making the passage in twenty-five days. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A private expedition to make excavations among the ruined cities of Central America is, it seems, about to sail from Liverpool. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Arrived in London, Edison set up his apparatus at the Telegraph Street headquarters, and sent his companion to Liverpool with the instruments for that end. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But I'm glad to hear that the young lord was heard of in Liverpool, and I'll help you to take the news to the Hall. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- New York is now, by virtue of the Panama Canal, nearer than Liverpool to Yokohama by 1,880 miles, and nearer than Liverpool to Sydney by 2,424 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At the present time, steam-packets are constantly crossing from New York to Liverpool in eleven days. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Business men were delighted at being able to leave Liverpool in the morning, travel to Manchester, do business there, and return home the same afternoon. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The original estimate for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was £300,000, but the amount expended on the works at the time of opening was nearly £800,000. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That train will take him right to Liverpool. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I have just met with a gentleman from Liverpool who wishes to see me before he leaves town. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Typist: Ludwig