NEWCASTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Newcastle mean? 

• NEWCASTLE (noun)
  The noun NEWCASTLE has 1 sense:

1. a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression 'carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)

  Familiarity information: NEWCASTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEWCASTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression 'carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Newcastle; Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

Holonyms ("Newcastle" is a part of...):

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

 Context examples 

Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Newcastle disease virus.

(Newcastle disease virus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Newcastle disease virus is a type of biological response modifier and vaccine therapy.

(Newcastle disease virus, NCI Dictionary)

They are gone down to Newcastle, a place quite northward, it seems, and there they are to stay I do not know how long.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

An oncolytic viral agent containing the oncolytic, live-attenuated strain of the paramyxovirus Newcastle disease virus (NDV), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Oncolytic Newcastle Disease Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

From the video shot by the Newcastle team, Linley said it was clear there are lots of invertebrate prey down there, and the snailfish are the top predator.

(Three New Species of Fish Found at Bottom of Pacific Ocean, VOA)

Measles (rubeola) virus, mumps virus, and Newcastle disease virus are paramyxoviruses.

(Paramyxovirus, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Newcastle disease virus.

(NDV, NCI Dictionary)

Now, suppose I, who have much of affairs, wish to ship goods, say, to Newcastle, or Durham, or Harwich, or Dover, might it not be that it could with more ease be done by consigning to one in these ports?

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

I almost envy you the pleasure, and yet I believe it would be too much for me, or else I could take it in my way to Newcastle.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

"Without the extreme pressure and cold to support their bodies, they are extremely fragile and melt rapidly when brought to the surface," Thomas Linley, a scientist with Britain's Newcastle University, wrote in a statement released Monday.

(Three New Species of Fish Found at Bottom of Pacific Ocean, VOA)