cross the Thames

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, the, Thames.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verbcross the Thames (third-person singular simple present crosses the Thames, present participle crossing the Thames, simple past and past participle crossed the Thames)

present singular third person crosses the Thames · participle present crossing the Thames · participle past crossed the Thames · past crossed the Thames

  1. alternativeidiomaticAlternative form of swim the Thames.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, the, Thames.

Origin

Variant of cross the Tiber, by substitution of London’s river Thames for Rome’s river Tiber.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

cross the Thames. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20the%20Thames

MLA

“cross the Thames.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20the%20Thames. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross the Thames,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross%20the%20Thames.

Source: cross the Thames on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.