Wye

Definitions

1. The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
2. A river in Wales and England, including Powys, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, the fifth-longest in the UK.
3. A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.
4. A river in the Peak District of Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Derwent.
5. A river in Buckinghamshire, England, which joins the Thames at Bourne End.
6. A village in Wye with Hinxhill parish, Ashford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR0546).

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Examples

“Thus first C checks to see⟳ if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee.”

“It said, in a whispering, buzzing voice, "Gee-you-ess-ess-ay-dash-em-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-em-eye-en-gee-oh-dash-pee-eye-pee-dash-pee-ee-ar-ar-wye-dash-pee-eye-en-gee-oh."”

“A wye is used to split⟳ a single line [hose or cable] into two lines.”

“By going around the wye, a train⟳ can change⟳ direction.”

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