Tay
Americannoun
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a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
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Firth of, an estuary of the North Sea, off the coast of central Scotland. 25 miles (40 km) long.
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the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)
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a river in central Scotland, flowing northeast through Loch Tay, then southeast to the Firth of Tay: the longest river in Scotland; noted for salmon fishing. Length: 193 km (120 miles)
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a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)
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Example Sentences
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A diesel spillage into the River Dochart which flowed into the River Tay in Perthshire appears to be clearing, the environment watchdog has said.
From BBC
"There is tentative evidence that Indian refiners are reducing spot purchases of Russian crude, implying partial adjustment rather than a formal pledge," Tay said.
From Barron's
“I know U.S. is good quality,” said Andrew Tay, operations director of D’Fresh, a Malaysian wholesaler at Kuala Lumpur’s largest produce market.
The global AI spending boom is benefiting Southeast Asia’s pool of electronics manufacturers, said Erica Tay, an economist at Maybank.
Some inherited diseases, including cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay Sachs disease, involve multiple genetic mutations within a person's DNA.
From Science Daily
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