See Also: Solway Firth(encyclopedia)
firth(medicine)
firth(1)(dictionary)
firth(2)(dictionary)
firth(dictionary)
Moray Firth(encyclopedia)

ligate (iou) and Solway Firth (sh)


ligate (iou)



ligate verb trans. L16.
[Latin ligat- pa. ppl stem of ligare tie, bind: see -ATE3.]
Bind with a ligature or bandage; esp. in Surgery, tie up (an artery etc.) to stop bleeding.

Solway Firth (sh)




Inlet of the Irish Sea.

On the border between northwestern England and southwestern Scotland, it extends inland for 38 mi (61 km). It is a traditional boundary between the two countries. Hadrian's Wall terminates on its southern shore.