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Mersey

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Mersey , river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, formed at Stockport, W England, by the confluence of the Etherow and Goyt rivers. It flows east to the Irish Sea near Liverpool. The estuary of the Mersey, which is 16 mi (26 km) long and c.2 mi (3.2 km) wide, is navigable for oceangoing vessels. Its chief tributaries are the Irwell and Bollin rivers. The Manchester Ship Canal uses the waters of the Mersey. Mersey Tunnel or Queensway, a vehicular tunnel (opened 1934) with a length of 2.3 mi (3.7 km), was the longest subaqueous tunnel in the world; it connects Liverpool and Birkenhead. Kingsway Tunnel (1.5 mi/2.4 km long; opened 1971) connects Liverpool and Wallasey. The Mersey River is of great commercial importance to the cities served by it, especially Liverpool and Manchester. Shipbuilding, milling, and oil refining are important industries along the river.

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Mersey

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Mersey, Australia, UK 1. Australia (Tasmania): named after the river in England.2. UK (England): a river, formerly called Mrse ‘Boundary River’ from the Old English mre ‘boundary’ and ēa ‘river’. The river at one time formed the boundary between the Anglo‐Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria, and between the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire.

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Mersey

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Copyright

Mersey (river) Ches.–Lancs. Mærse 1002. ‘Boundary river’. OE mǣre (genitive -s) + ēa. The Mersey forms the old boundary between Cheshire and Lancashire.

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A. D. MILLS. "Mersey." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Mersey

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Mersey the name of a river flowing to the Irish Sea near Liverpool, used (as in Mersey beat) to designate the kind of popular music associated with the Beatles and other groups from that area.

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Mersey

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Mersey •bluesy, boozy, choosy, doozy, floozie, jacuzzi, medusae, newsy, oozy, Pusey, snoozy, Susie, Uzi, woozy •woodsy • Wolsey • jalousie •fuzzy, muzzy, scuzzy •sudsy • clumsy • klutzy •durzi, furzy, jersey, kersey, Mersey •Guernsey

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