Explore Mourne through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mourne meaning
- The armed or feruled end of a staff.
- The end of a sheephook to which the hook is attached.
Using Mourne
- The main meaning on this page is: The armed or feruled end of a staff. | The end of a sheephook to which the hook is attached.
- In the example corpus, mourne often appears in combinations such as: the mourne, mourne mountains, newry mourne.
Context around Mourne
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mourne
- In this selection, "mourne" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, newry, beautiful, lough, mountains, reservoir and club stand out and add context to how "mourne" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for newry mourne and down and his newry mourne and down. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mourne" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mourne
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The best stretches wind along the spectacular coastline right beneath the beautiful Mourne Mountains. (14 words)
On Sunday, firefighters tackled a large gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains close to Spelga Dam. (16 words)
Afterwards, travel past the gentle slopes of the Mourne Mountains to your hotel located in Belfast. (16 words)
It includes Lough Neagh which, at convert, is the largest lake in the British Isles by area. citation The highest peak in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains at convert. (33 words)
Meanwhile, Superintendent Norman Haslett, District Commander for Newry, Mourne and Down, revealed recently that 17 officers were injured in attacks in the area in December. (25 words)
The Mourne Club is also hosting a charity event at Millbridge, Ballynahinch on Wednesday, June 19 when racing will feature solo, eco, classics and quads. (25 words)
Example sentences (8)
Meanwhile, Superintendent Norman Haslett, District Commander for Newry, Mourne and Down, revealed recently that 17 officers were injured in attacks in the area in December.
On Sunday, firefighters tackled a large gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains close to Spelga Dam.
The best stretches wind along the spectacular coastline right beneath the beautiful Mourne Mountains.
THE Lough Mourne reservoir in the Finn Valley is experiencing drought conditions following the long period of very dry weather.
She was nominated by councillor Glyn Hanna and seconded by his Newry Mourne and Down colleague Alan Lewis.
The Mourne Club is also hosting a charity event at Millbridge, Ballynahinch on Wednesday, June 19 when racing will feature solo, eco, classics and quads.
Afterwards, travel past the gentle slopes of the Mourne Mountains to your hotel located in Belfast.
It includes Lough Neagh which, at convert, is the largest lake in the British Isles by area. citation The highest peak in Northern Ireland is Slieve Donard in the Mourne Mountains at convert.
Common combinations with mourne
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: