Airdrie

[ air-dree ]

/ ˈɛər dri /

a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.

Example sentences from the Web for airdrie

He married Janet Moffat, and lived at first in comfortable circumstances at Airdrie, where he owned a cottage and a croft.

The Personal Life Of David Livingstone |William Garden Blaikie
It is high to hear these young fellows talk of the Raid of Airdrie, the trot of Kilmarnock, and so on, like so many moss-troopers.

Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6 |John Gibson Lockhart
Before the adoption of the police act in Airdrie, a worthy named Geordie G—— had the surveillance of the town.

Scotch Wit and Humor |W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
God gave him a home; a beautiful residence, adorned with this name, graces the city of Airdrie to-day.

Sketches of the Covenanters |J. C. McFeeters

He spent the early part of his life at a coal-mine, near Glasgow (Airdrie), where he all along enjoyed good health.

An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis |Archibald Makellar

Airdrie

/ (ˈɛədrɪ, Scottish ˈerdrɪ) /

a town in W central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, E of Glasgow: manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Pop: 36 326 (2001)