Meaning of Tinsley | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3990).
   countable, uncountable
2. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States.
   countable, uncountable
3. A habitational surname from Old English.
   countable, uncountable
4. A female given name transferred from the surname.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline⟳ in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise⟳ and fall⟳ in Tinsley's fortunes, and the new lease of life it has been offered by rising container traffic”

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