wye
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Noun
- {{Latn-def|en|name|Y|y}}
- A Y-shaped object: ''a [[wye level]], wye-connected.'' Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track. {{C|en|Rail transportation}}
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To make something into a [[#Noun|wye]] (letter Y) shape.
- {{lb|en|transitive|railroading}} To reverse the direction of a [[train]] using a [[#Noun|wye]].
Proper noun
- {{place|en|A <<river>> in <<cc/Wales>>}} and [[England]], including {{place|en|<!--<<river>>--> <<co/Powys>>, <<co/Herefordshire>>, <<co/Monmouthshire>> and <<co/Gloucestershire>>}}, the fifth-longest in the [[UK]]. {{C|en|Rivers in Powys, Wales|Rivers in Herefordshire, England|Rivers in Monmouthshire, Wales|Rivers in Gloucestershire, England}}
- {{place|en|river|in the [[Peak District]] of|co/Derbyshire|cc/England}}, which flows into the River [[Derwent]].
- {{place|en|river|co/Buckinghamshire|cc/England}}, which joins the {{l|en|Thames}} at {{l|en|Bourne End}}.
- {{place|en|village|par/Wye with Hinxhill|bor/Ashford|co/Kent|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref TR0546}}.
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