- an estuary in NE England, into which flow the Rivers Ouse and Trent: flows east into the North Sea; navigable for large ocean-going ships as far as Hull; crossed by the Humber Bridge (1981), a single-span suspension bridge with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft). Length: 64 km (40 miles)
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Hum•ber
(hum′bər),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesan estuary of the Ouse and Trent rivers in E England. 37 mi. (60 km) long.
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Humber /ˈhʌmbə/ n
'Humber' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Don
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Humberside
- Mercian
- Northumbria
- Northumbrian
- Ouse
- Trent
- Wolds
- Grimsby
- hull
- North Country