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tilbury

[ til-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

noun

plural tilburies.
  1. a light two-wheeled carriage without a top.


tilbury

1

/ ˈtɪlbərɪ; -brɪ /

noun

  1. a light two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage, seating two people
“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

Tilbury

2

/ -brɪ; ˈtɪlbərɪ /

noun

  1. an area in Essex, on the River Thames: extensive docks; principal container port of the Port of London
“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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tilbury1

First recorded in 1790–1800; named after its inventor, a 19th-century English coach-builder
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tilbury1

C19: probably named after the inventor
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They are expected to be dug east of Gravesend in Kent and to the west of East Tilbury in Essex.

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The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by two tunnels running underneath the River Thames.

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Reeves mentioned the new Lower Thames Crossing, the UK's largest road tunnel, which will link Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent.

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The composer assembled a dream team of musicians, many of whom were already friends or mutual friends — or, in the case of 88-year-old John Tilbury, a longtime hero.

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Blumberg took his portable recording equipment to them partly out of necessity; Tilbury doesn’t travel, and Sophie Agnel, another accomplished pianist, had restrictions on her busy schedule.

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