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Thames

Thames

24 4.2
A long river in England that flows east through London to the North Sea
  • proper noun
  • /θɛmz/
translation icon : Támesis
  • A Jane Doe, found on the banks of the Thames.
  • River Thames

But I've always seen and thought of the Thames as London.

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Examples

  • But I've always seen and thought of the Thames as London.

  • The next week, a man jumped into the Thames to try and save a woman that was drowning.

  • The Thames will take us right into the heart of London.

  • On the banks of the Thames.

  • I passed along the River Thames

  • Arthur kept the Thames on his right, heading toward the great manors on the river's edge.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Two or three tiny boats ferried passengers across the Thames, bobbing like toys on the water.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The sky shone clear, but the wind slicing up the Thames was exceedingly sharp.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • At midnight, they're launching this huge display from a flotilla of barges on the Thames.

  • The Thames flows through London, providing a picturesque view of the city.

Synonyms

Thames River
vsThames
1 2.8

A long river in England that flows east through London to the North Sea

is identical in meaning but written without the common noun
River Thames
vsThames
1 2.7

A long river in England that flows east through London to the North Sea

is identical in meaning but written without the common noun

Idioms

To cause great excitement or a big effect, often said to mean something is not impressive

Compounds

1 2.8

A long river in England that flows east through London to the North Sea

1 2.7

A long river in England that flows east through London to the North Sea

Moscow-on-Thames
  • Literature
9.5

A nickname for London's financial area that suggests strong Russian money and influence

Surface Forms

Thames main

Etymology

Thames comes from an old Celtic name, once written as Tamesis, which probably meant 'dark' or 'muddy river'. That picture of slow, deep water helps explain why the name stayed for the long river through London.