Forth
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5.5
- proper noun
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Forth
- It's My Filly of the Firth of Forth.
- Firth of Forth
- Forth Bridge
Examples
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The heavy fog that shrouded Melrose that Saturday night extended north of the Firth of Forth as far as the River Tay.
Fiction book (1991) -
The picturesque heart of Scotland, with its castle on a fairytale plateau above the Firth of Forth.
Fiction book (1995) -
By the time they reached the Forth Road Bridge, most of the morning's rush hour traffic had subsided, leaving the roads relatively clear into the center of the city.
Fiction book (1991) -
His car was both powerful and safe, and the motorway, slicing over the Forth and through Fife to Relkirk, had become as familiar as the back of his hand.
Fiction book (1990) -
Dad yanks the engine and we splutter past the breakwater into the seemingly vast expanse of the Forth.
Fiction book (2002) -
There are warnings of gales in Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight.
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The village is situated along the banks of the River Forth in southern Scotland.
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Many tourists visit the Firth of Forth to take in the beautiful scenery and wildlife.
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The iconic Forth Bridge is a marvel of engineering and a symbol of Scotland.
Synonyms
A river in southern Scotland that flows east past Stirling and Edinburgh into the North Sea
Idioms
Compounds
A wide bay on Scotland's east coast near Edinburgh where the River Forth flows into the sea
Surface Forms
Etymology
Forth may come from an old local word like Foirthe meaning 'wide' or 'slow-moving' water, a simple name people used long ago for the river. So the name just describes the river's broad, calm waters.