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Mersey

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Mer·sey  (mûrz)
A river of northwest England flowing about 113 km (70 mi) generally westward to the Irish Sea at Liverpool. Its large estuary is navigable for oceangoing vessels.
Mersey [ˈmɜːzɪ]
n
(Placename) a river in W England, rising in N Derbyshire and flowing northwest and west to the Irish Sea through a large estuary on which is situated the port of Liverpool. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
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In this it differs from Liverpool, from Cardiff, from Newcastle, from Glasgow; and therein the Thames differs from the Mersey, from the Tyne, from the Clyde.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context
The Morrow sailed from the mouth of the Mersey on the 15th of June and for several weeks we had fair breezes and unclouded skies.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
 
 
 
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