newgate
IPA: nˈugeɪt
Root Word: Newgate
noun
- One of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
- (historical) A famous prison in London, in use for over 700 years until demolished in 1904.
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Examples of "newgate" in Sentences
- For this he was at once thrown into Newgate.
- He tried to escape from Newgate without success.
- It was built in 1797 on the site of the old Newgate Gaol.
- It was built in 1797 on the site of the old Newgate Gaol .
- The altar in this church was from Newgate prison in Dublin.
- A chaplain of the embassy of Portugal was imprisoned at Newgate.
- He died intestate in the parish of St Sepulchre without Newgate.
- The boys were relocated from Newgate and Hertford to the new site in 1902.
- He spent the last years of his life imprisoned for debt in Newgate Prison.
- That the Times used the Newgate Calendar as a ref. in this case validates it.
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