Thames — (tĕmz) 1) A river of southern England flowing about 340 km (210 mi) eastward to a wide estuary on the North Sea. Navigable for large ships as far as London, it is the principal commercial waterway of the country. In its upper course above Oxford… … Word Histories
Thames — 1.) the Thames the longest river in England, which flows from the west into the North Sea. In London, many well known bridges across the Thames connect the north and south of the city, and many important buildings, including the Houses of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Thames TV — Thames TV was formed in 1967 with the merger of ABC Television and Associated Rediffusion, two ITV franchise holders, to create a new company to run the London weekday franchise. Until it lost its franchise to Carlton in 1993, Thames TV was… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
Thames — (spr. Dehms), 1) so v.w. Themse; 2) Fluß im Staate Connecticut (Nordamerika), wird gebildet aus der Vereinigung der Quinebaug, Shetucket u. Yantic Rivers bei Norwich in der Grafschaft New London, fließt südlich, ist durchgehends für große… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thames [1] — Thames (spr. temms), 1) Fluß, s. Themse. – 2) Fluß im nordamerikan. Staate Connecticut, entsteht durch Vereinigung von Quinebaug und Shetucket mit dem Yantic, wird bei Norwich für 4 m tiefgehende Seeschiffe fahrbar und mündet 22 km unterhalb bei… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Thames [2] — Thames (spr. temms), Stadt auf der Nordinsel in Neuseeland, s. Grahamstown 2) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Thames — (spr. temms), Fluß, s. Themse; Stadt auf Neuseeland, s. Grahamstown, 2 … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Thames — [temz], Fluss in England, Themse. … Universal-Lexikon
Thames — O.E. Temese, from L. Tamesis (51 B.C.E.), from Brit. Tamesa, an ancient Celtic river name perhaps meaning the dark one. The h is unhistorical (see TH (Cf. th)) … Etymology dictionary
Thames — [temz; ] for 3 [ thāmz, tāmz, temz] 1. river in S England, flowing from Gloucestershire east through London into the North Sea: 210 mi (338 km) 2. [after the English river] river in SE Ontario, Canada, flowing southwest into Lake St. Clair: 163… … English World dictionary
