Timaru

[ tim-uh-roo ]

/ ˈtɪm əˌru /

a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.

Example sentences from the Web for timaru

Timaru was reached very late, and the best accommodation at the inn placed at our disposal.

Station Amusements |Lady Barker
The line gradually converged towards the sea, until we ran along the shore, as we reached Timaru.

Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water |Lady (Ethel Gwendoline [Moffatt]) Vincent
St. Mary's, Timaru, was begun in 1880, and its nave completed six years later.

A History of the English Church in New Zealand |Henry Thomas Purchas
In Canterbury you would be stared at if you called Timaru anything but "Timmeroo."

The Long White Cloud |William Pember Reeves

Great quantities of frozen mutton, wool and grain are shipped from Timaru, a seaport town in that section.

Seven Legs Across the Seas |Samuel Murray

Timaru

/ (ˈtɪməˌruː) /

a port and resort in S New Zealand, on E South Island. Pop: 43 100 (2004 est)