| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,781,128,979 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Dagenham |
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.07 sec. |
|
Dagenham [ˈdægənəm] n (Placename) part of the Greater London borough of Barking and Dagenham: engineering and chemicals How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Firstly, there was enormous over-capacity in Europe, especially by Ford, which was experiencing a decreasing market share, and as a manufacturing center Dagenham was costly and in the wrong place, leaving Ford with little option but to halt vehicle assembly in 2002. They're smiling now; tall, smooth-skinned Somalians, gaunt Ruandans, gentle, full-faced Ghanaians, gold-bangled Nigerians making their Victorian values heard (not for them the two-inch band of flesh at their waist, tops of knickers showing) and the two Dagenham lads, sitting apart, asking if this geezer was a brother of Groucho. Strikes by female workers at Ford's Dagenham plant in 1968 and Lucas' Acton factory the following year brought this disparity to the public eye. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|