Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast England on the Tyne River north of Leeds. Founded as a Roman military station, it became a coal-shipping port in the 1200s. Its prominence in the trade gave rise to the expression to carry coals to Newcastle, meaning “to do something superfluous or unnecessary.”
  • A city of southeast Australia northeast of Sydney. Like the English city for which it was named, it is a coal-shipping port.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun A town in England.
  • proper noun to do something utterly superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; -- from the nearness of Newcastle to the coal-mining district.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A city in northeastern England; properly Newcastle upon Tyne
  • proper noun A city in New South Wales, Australia, situated at the mouth of the Hunter River.
  • proper noun Any of several places in the UK, Ireland, and USA.

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Examples

  • My friend and teacher, Mr. Lowes, after a temporary absence from Newcastle, had returned to it to undertake the editorship of the _Newcastle Journal_, a weekly Tory newspaper which was about to appear in a daily edition.

    Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 1887

  • NEWCASTLE, Ont. - A three-year-old boy is in stable condition in hospital after falling under a trailer being towed by a family vehicle in Newcastle, Ont. Durham regional police say officers were called to a residence in the community east of

    CTV News RSS Feed 2010

  • NEWCASTLE, England (AFP) - Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given is ready to quit the struggling Premier League club, according to his lawyer.

    Soccerway.com 2009

  • NEWCASTLE, England - Alan Shearer began work as Newcastle manager on Thursday, taking charge of his first training session as he tries to save the Magpies from relegation.

    Grand Island Independent Home RSS 2009

  • NEWCASTLE, England - Shay Given's 11-year stay at Newcastle looks set to end after his lawyer said the Ireland goalkeeper was unhappy with the way the Premier League club is being run.

    Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS 2009

  • NEWCASTLE (AFP) - Newcastle manager Alan Shearer will not take disciplinary action against Obafemi Martins, despite the Nigeria striker's late withdrawal from Saturday's 1-1 draw against Stoke.

    Soccerway.com 2009

  • NEWCASTLE, England - Alan Shearer began work as Newcastle manager on Thursday, taking charge of his first training session as he tries to save the Magpies from relegation.

    Rocky Mount Telegram - Business 2009

  • NEWCASTLE, England - Newcastle midfielder Peter Lovenkrands was taken to hospital wearing breathing apparatus Saturday after collapsing during his side's 2-0 defeat against Chelsea.

    Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS 2009

  • NEWCASTLE, England (AFP) - Andy Carroll celebrated his birthday in style at St James 'Park as the Newcastle striker secured a point for the Magpies in an entertaining 2-2 draw with West Ham.

    Soccerway.com 2009

  • NEWCASTLE captain Michael Owen admits the prospect of Newcastle dropping out of the Barclays Premier League is unthinkable.

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