Bow Street

短语

n. 弓街（伦敦市之街名）

发音

/bəʊ stɹiːt/

别名

Bow

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A street in London WC2, England, of Bow Street Runner fame (OS grid ref TQ3081).

  2. 2.

    A hamlet in Great Ellingham parish, Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM0198).

  3. 3.

    A village in Tirymynach community, near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, possibly named after the London street (OS grid ref SN6284).

词源

The street was named in 1638 for its shape, it is slightly curved.

来源：wiktionary