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Gravesend

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Graves·end  (grvznd)
A municipal borough of southeast England on the Thames River east of London. Known as "the Gateway to the Port of London," it is an industrial and shipping center. Pocahontas is buried here. Population: 53,000.
Gravesend [ˌgreɪvzˈɛnd]
n
(Placename) a river port in SE England, in NW Kent on the Thames. Pop.: 51 435 (1991)
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He informed me that the Indians had certainly been passengers on board his vessel--but as far as Gravesend only.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The houses of Gravesend crowd upon the shore with an effect of confusion as if they had tumbled down haphazard from the top of the hill at the back.
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In this condition, very cheerful, and indeed joyful at being so happily accommodated as we were, we set sail from Bugby's Hole to Gravesend, where the ship lay about ten more days, and where the captain came on board for good and all.
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