Gretna Green
noun
a village in S Scotland, near the English border, to which many English couples formerly eloped to be married.
Example sentences from the Web for gretna green
"A Gretna-Green affair, I presume, sir," observed the inquisitive landlord.
Three Courses and a Dessert |AnonymousCarlisle and its famous castle, and Gretna-Green, are more in the interior.
British Dictionary definitions for gretna green
Gretna Green
/ (ˈɡrɛtnə) /
noun
a village in S Scotland, in Dumfries and Galloway on the border with England: famous smithy where eloping couples were married by the blacksmith from 1754 until 1940, when such marriages became illegal. Pop: 2705 (2001)