ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ea

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈiː(ə)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ea is a noun meaning (UK dialect or archaic) A river or watercourse.

Meaning

(UK dialect or archaic) A river or watercourse.

Example Sentences

And they rowed away for Crowland, by many a mere and many an ea; through narrow reaches of clear brown glassy water; between the dark-green alders; between the pale-green reeds; where the coot clanked, and the bittern boomed, and the sedge-bird, not content with its own sweet song, mocked the song of all the birds around; and then out into the broad lagoons, where hung motionless, high overhead, hawk beyond hawk, buzzard beyond buzzard, kite beyond kite, as far as eye could see.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include arad, bani, river, stream, brook, creek.

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