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Coventry
[kuhv-uhn-tree, kov-]
noun
a city in West Midlands, in central England: heavily bombed 1940; cathedral.
a town in central Rhode Island.
Coventry
/ ˈɒəԳٰɪ /
noun
a city in central England, in Coventry unitary authority, West Midlands: devastated in World War II; modern cathedral (1954–62); industrial centre, esp for motor vehicles; two universities (1965, 1992). Pop: 303475 (2001)
a unitary authority in central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 305000 (2003 est). Area: 97 sq km (37 sq miles)
to ostracize or ignore
Idioms and Phrases
send to Coventry, to refuse to associate with; openly and pointedly ignore.
His friends sent him to Coventry after he was court-martialed.
Example Sentences
The MP for Coventry South said the new party would be formed with other independent MPs, campaigners and activists, aiming to challenge a "broken" Westminster system.
His other senior management experience came from caretaker spells at Coventry, Brentford and Birmingham but he is at ease in Slovakia and it shows.
Both men are due to appear at Coventry Magistrates Court on Saturday.
Police recovered weapons from Coventry, Wolverhampton, Essex and London – which the court heard were linked to Knowles' makeshift factory in his back garden.
She made her Championship debut - while on loan at Coventry - and her first appearance for Wales followed three days later.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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