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Windrush meaning

  1. A river in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, England, a tributary of the Thames.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, named after the river (OS grid ref SP1913).
  3. The first significant wave of immigration of British African-Caribbean people in the 1940s and 1950s.

Using Windrush

  • The main meaning on this page is: A river in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, England, a tributary of the Thames. | A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, named after the river (OS grid ref SP1913). | The first significant wave of immigration of British African-Caribbean people in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • In the example corpus, windrush often appears in combinations such as: the windrush, windrush generation, windrush scandal.

Context around Windrush

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

empire 4× river 2× themselves 1× first 1× national 1×

Often after:

generation 6× community 2× scandal 2× arriving 1× line 1× day 1× working 1× descendants 1× migrants 1× explores 1×

Sentence patterns with Windrush

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the empire windrush 2× chair the windrush working group 1× croydon the windrush line honours 1× during the windrush scandal were 1× for the windrush compensation scheme 1× from the windrush generation 1× help themselves windrush generation members 1× henry s windrush drama continues 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 2021 documentary 1× a met police 1× a postcard from 1× as a 2nd 1× in june 2022 1× in the summer 1×

Common sentence endings:

the empire windrush 2× the windrush generation 2× deportation they bleated 1× faced racial discrimination 1× glimpsed in flashbacks 1× had received compensation 1×

Words around Windrush

Just before it in the word index:

windrunner 4 windrows 3 windrow 2 windrock 2 windrip 2 windproof 5

Just after it in the word index:

winds 3.586 windschitl 4 windschuttle 3 windscreen 121 windscreens 19 windscribe 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

abang 95 abetting 95 accented 95 adnan 95 afb 95 afrin 95

Corpus analysis for Windrush

  • In this selection, "windrush" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, empire, river, themselves, generation, community and scandal stand out and add context to how "windrush" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the empire windrush and chair the windrush working group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "windrush" sits close to words such as abang, abetting and accented, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with windrush

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Now Sunak & Braverman ripping their promises to Windrush generation up. (10 words)

A postcard from 1951 depicting the furniture of the lounge onboard the Empire Windrush. (14 words)

In June 2022, the National Windrush Monument was unveiled at London's Waterloo Station. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

They were shown at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton last year to mark the 70th anniversary of the first Windrush migrants and an untitled shot of a new arrival can be seen on the cover of my new book of interviews with the Windrush generation. (46 words)

As a 2nd Generation member of the Windrush Community I was honoured to be at the House of Lords to hear Baroness Floella Benjamin delivered an impassioned recital of her journey and arrival in the U.K. aboard the Empire Windrush. (41 words)

This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain in 1948, marking the start of the Windrush generation of people who helped rebuild Britain after the Second World War. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

As a 2nd Generation member of the Windrush Community I was honoured to be at the House of Lords to hear Baroness Floella Benjamin delivered an impassioned recital of her journey and arrival in the U.K. aboard the Empire Windrush.

This year also marks the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain in 1948, marking the start of the Windrush generation of people who helped rebuild Britain after the Second World War.

Marked with red lines and travelling between Highbury & Islington and Clapham Junction/New Cross/Crystal Palace/West Croydon, the Windrush line honours the Windrush community.

On Monday in honour of Windrush Day, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Bishop Derek Webley, co-chair the Windrush Working Group.

Yet the deluded, pretentious signatories couldn’t help themselves: ‘Windrush Generation members or Windrush descendants’ might face deportation, they bleated.

They were shown at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton last year to mark the 70th anniversary of the first Windrush migrants and an untitled shot of a new arrival can be seen on the cover of my new book of interviews with the Windrush generation.

A 2021 documentary film made by Liverpool filmmaker Bea Freeman called Daughters of the Windrush explores stories of great family achievements against the odds as they faced racial discrimination.

A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘At around 12.44 on Tuesday, 17 January, police received calls of two males with stab injuries in Windrush Road and Mordaunt Road NW10.

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A postcard from 1951 depicting the furniture of the lounge onboard the Empire Windrush.

In June 2022, the National Windrush Monument was unveiled at London's Waterloo Station.

In the summer it comes alive with people paddling in the cool, shallow waters of the River Windrush, sitting on the banks and bridges or visiting the shops, pubs and cafes.

Just over 100 people live in the village, that lies next to River Windrush.

Lenny Henry’s Windrush drama continues with sisters Leah and Chantrelle still adjusting to life in overcast 1950s Dudley (sunny Jamaica is glimpsed in flashbacks).

Now Sunak & Braverman ripping their promises to Windrush generation up.

Only eight people had been able to apply for the Windrush Compensation Scheme since its launch in April 2019 and just three had received compensation.

Preston-born Adrian Murrell could not be happier that the Windrush generation to which his parents belonged is finally getting the recognition he always knew it deserved.

Senior Labour MP David Lammy said those people from black communities who were “detained and deported” during the Windrush scandal were being “once again spat on” following the Home Secretary’s decision.

Seventy-five years ago, 492 passengers from the Caribbean disembarked from the HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks to begin new lives in the UK.

Suella Braverman is facing a growing backlash over her “cruel” decision to drop three key reforms that ministers committed to in response to the Windrush scandal.

The antique show’s episode is filmed on location at St Thomas’ and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals in London, and will include stories from the Windrush generation.

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Common combinations with windrush

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "windrush" in a sentence?
An example: "As a 2nd Generation member of the Windrush Community I was honoured to be at the House of Lords to hear Baroness Floella Benjamin delivered an impassioned recital of her journey and arrival in the U.K. aboard the Empire Windrush." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "windrush" from authentic English texts.
What does "windrush" mean?
Windrush means: A river in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, England, a tributary of the Thames.
How many example sentences with "windrush" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "windrush", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.