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Meaning of across the pond | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/əˌkɹɒs ðə ˈpɒnd/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of across the pond.
    alt-of
  2. On or to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.
    informal

Equivalents

Examples

“My friend across the pond sometimes finds my accent hard to understand.”
“We flew across the pond to visit my parents in Vancouver.”
“American public service broadcasting is now streaks ahead of its confused old British mentor”
“The mod revival that surged stateside and across the Pond in the late 1970s and early ‘80s introduced devotees like Elofson to its tenets of soul music, Italian scooters, and — above all — sharp dressing.”
“Emerging from Dublin airport, just-landed NFL fans will see glimpses of Croke Park on the horizon of the city’s northside.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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