How do you use Elswick in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Elswick in a sentence
Elswick meaning
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4238).
- A suburb and ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2263).
Using Elswick
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname. | A village and civil parish in Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4238). | A suburb and ward in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2263).
- In the example corpus, elswick often appears in combinations such as: at elswick, elswick works, the elswick.
Context around Elswick
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elswick
- In this selection, "elswick" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, terms, kinser, leaving, works and told stand out and add context to how "elswick" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include company s elswick works in and cora kinser elswick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elswick" sits close to words such as abada, abbottabad and abdulkareem, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elswick
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Armstrong gathered many excellent engineers at Elswick. (7 words)
It was claimed that every Japanese gun used in the battle was provided by Elswick. (15 words)
Elswick was the only factory in the world that could build a battleship and arm it completely. (17 words)
In 1876, because the 18th-century bridge at Newcastle restricted access by ships to the Elswick works, Armstrong’s company paid for a new Swing Bridge to be built, so that warships could have their guns fitted at Elswick. (39 words)
In 1882 Armstrong’s company merged with Mitchells to form Sir William Armstrong, Mitchell and Co. Ltd. and in 1884 a shipyard opened at Elswick to specialise in warship production. (30 words)
In no uncertain terms, Elswick told the audience what it took for him to get to the place he is today, thriving in long-term recovery. (26 words)
Example sentences (13)
In 1876, because the 18th-century bridge at Newcastle restricted access by ships to the Elswick works, Armstrong’s company paid for a new Swing Bridge to be built, so that warships could have their guns fitted at Elswick.
Around half an hour before the attack the teenager left to visit his Nana, who lives in Elswick, as he did most nights.
He beat Labour’s Nicu Ion in Elswick by just 107 votes, before Mr Hartley then romped to a convincing victory in Byker shortly afterwards.
Mr Allan started working for Vickers Armstrongs (Engineers) Ltd at the company's Elswick Works in Newcastle in June 1955.
In no uncertain terms, Elswick told the audience what it took for him to get to the place he is today, thriving in long-term recovery.
Born February 19, 1937 in Gauley Bridge, he was the son of the late James and Cora (Kinser) Elswick.
Also, because of a drop in demand, future orders for guns would be supplied from Woolwich, leaving Elswick without new business.
Armstrong gathered many excellent engineers at Elswick.
Elswick was the only factory in the world that could build a battleship and arm it completely.
In 1882 Armstrong’s company merged with Mitchells to form Sir William Armstrong, Mitchell and Co. Ltd. and in 1884 a shipyard opened at Elswick to specialise in warship production.
It was claimed that every Japanese gun used in the battle was provided by Elswick.
The Elswick works continued to prosper, and by 1870 it stretched for three-quarters of a mile along the riverside.
Under his new position, Armstrong worked to bring the old Woolwich Arsenal up to date so that it could build guns designed at Elswick.
Common combinations with elswick
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- at elswick 4×
- elswick works 3×
- the elswick 2×
- in elswick 2×