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tilbury

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

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noun

plural

tilburies

a light two-wheeled carriage without a top.

Tilbury

/ -brɪ, ˈtɪlbərɪ /

noun

an area in Essex, on the River Thames: extensive docks; principal container port of the Port of London

tilbury

/ ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

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

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Word 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tilbury¹

C19: probably named after the inventor

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This week, it was announced that the Treasury would give £590m to the Lower Thames Crossing - a new tunnel under the estuary - which would link Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent.

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Constructing the Lower Thames Crossing, linking Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent, will cost an estimated £10bn.

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It described the report as a "comprehensive" study into the issue and it will now play a key part in the forthcoming planning application for Norwich to Tilbury and in debates taking place in other parts of the country where pylons are planned.

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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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