Explore Silvertown through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Silvertown in a sentence
Silvertown meaning
An industrial district, south of West Ham in the borough of Newham, Greater London, on the north bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ4180).
Using Silvertown
- The main meaning on this page is: An industrial district, south of West Ham in the borough of Newham, Greater London, on the north bank of the Thames (OS grid ref TQ4180).
- In the example corpus, silvertown often appears in combinations such as: silvertown tunnel, the silvertown.
Context around Silvertown
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Silvertown
- In this selection, "silvertown" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, new, jonathan, road, tunnel, opens and interchange stand out and add context to how "silvertown" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include connaught road silvertown interchange station and even when silvertown opens tfl. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "silvertown" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with silvertown
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jonathan Silvertown is professor of evolutionary ecology at the University of Edinburgh, and author of Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution. (22 words)
TfL has announced that the Silvertown Tunnel — a twin-bore underwater road crossing between the Docklands and North Greenwich — should be completed by 2025. (24 words)
TfL envisions granting access to larger Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) via the Silvertown Tunnel, thereby precluding the need for these emission-heavy vehicles to traverse the Dartford Crossing. (28 words)
Transport for London (TfL) has warned drivers that the Blackwall Tunnel will be closed to traffic during two weekends in September and October as engineers build the new Silvertown Tunnel. (30 words)
The Silvertown Tunnel is a new road route currently being built under the Thames which will link the Greenwich Peninsula with Silvertown, in the docklands north of the river. (29 words)
Campaigners also claim that even when Silvertown opens, TfL 'expects the majority of cross-river traffic (around 80,000 vehicles per day) to continue to use the Blackwall Tunnel'. (29 words)
Example sentences (7)
The Silvertown Tunnel is a new road route currently being built under the Thames which will link the Greenwich Peninsula with Silvertown, in the docklands north of the river.
Transport for London (TfL) has warned drivers that the Blackwall Tunnel will be closed to traffic during two weekends in September and October as engineers build the new Silvertown Tunnel.
Campaigners also claim that even when Silvertown opens, TfL 'expects the majority of cross-river traffic (around 80,000 vehicles per day) to continue to use the Blackwall Tunnel'.
TfL envisions granting access to larger Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) via the Silvertown Tunnel, thereby precluding the need for these emission-heavy vehicles to traverse the Dartford Crossing.
TfL has announced that the Silvertown Tunnel — a twin-bore underwater road crossing between the Docklands and North Greenwich — should be completed by 2025.
Jonathan Silvertown is professor of evolutionary ecology at the University of Edinburgh, and author of Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution.
Connaught Road/Silvertown Interchange station :Status – Proposed A site near to London City Airport has been identified as a possible additional station on the London City Airport branch.
Common combinations with silvertown
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: