the Clyde
/ðə ˈklaɪd/
/ðə ˈklaɪd/
- a river in south-west Scotland, flowing through Glasgow and into the Irish Sea. It is 106 miles/170 kilometres long. There were once shipyards (= places where ships are built) along its banks but this industry has now almost disappeared in Britain.
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