Severn River

Sev·ern River

(sĕv′ərn)

1. A river of northwest Ontario, Canada, flowing about 980 km (610 mi) northeast to Hudson Bay.

2. A river of southwest Great Britain rising in central Wales and flowing about 350 km (220 mi) in a curve through western England. It empties into Bristol Channel through a long estuary.

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Noun	1.	Severn River - a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay Severn Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
	2.	Severn River - a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain River Severn, Severn England - a division of the United Kingdom Cambria, Cymru, Wales - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

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Fish or read a book alone at sunset in Valentine Creek on the Severn River.

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"You will be aware that the Severn River Crossings will be returning to public ownership in 2018, once the current operating concession comes to an end.

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At the beginning of this year, the tolls were reduced after the abolition of VAT on the charges as the crossings returned to public ownership, with Highways England, a UKGovernment owned body, taking over responsibility for the bridges' operation and management from Severn River Crossing PLC.

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Phil Smith, chief executive officer of Severn River Crossing, said: "During the concession, Severn River Crossing has built the second Severn crossing, strengthened the Severn Bridge and successfully collected the tolls that have paid for this work to be done.

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The Severn River Crossing and the Orwell Bridge in Suffolk were closed in the early hours due to strong winds.

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Nick Gargan, the chief constable (police chief) of the community, told the BBC that rumors and speculation about crime are rife in Bristol, a city of 430,000 people on the Severn River in southwest England.

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His body that was so quick Is not as you Knew it, on Severn River Under the blue Driving our small boat through.

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Just days after Scotland approved MeyGen's tidal turbine project, the UK rejected a tidal barrage project proposed on the Severn River, citing environmental and financial concerns.