Coventry
West Midlands city
Coventry is a city in the English Midlands, historically important for manufacturing.
The phrase send to Coventry means to ostracize someone by refusing to speak to them or acknowledge their presence: After the scandal, his colleagues sent him to Coventry.
The origin is uncertain but dates to at least the 17th century.
England's central region
- WarwickshireEnglish Midlands county
- EnglandLargest British country
- UKBritish sovereign state
- urbanPertaining to cities
municipality · borough · metropolitan · civic · council · university · ring road · precinct
Attack with explosives
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
- air-raidAerial bombing assault
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
destruction · civilian casualties · sirens · shelter · blackout · ruins · rubble · survivors
Deliberately avoiding someone
- silent treatmentRefusing to speak
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
- snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
ignore · boycott · rejection · alienation · outcast · pariah · banishment · exile
Industrial product creation
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- JaguarBritish luxury car manufacturer
- bicyclesHuman-powered wheeled vehicles
- watchmakingCraft of building timepieces
sewing machines · textiles · ribbons · jet engines · aerospace · Rolls-Royce · engineering · factories
Decayed structural remains
- spireTapering architectural peak
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- altarSacred ritual table
- naveChurch's main interior
tapestry · stained glass · baptistry · modernist · consecration · worship · pilgrimage · ecumenical
Midlands
England's central region
- WarwickshireEnglish Midlands county
- EnglandLargest British country
- UKBritish sovereign state
urban · municipality · borough · metropolitan · civic · council · university · ring road · precinct · pedestrianised
bombing
Attack with explosives
- LuftwaffeGerman military aviation
- air-raidAerial bombing assault
- firestormSelf-perpetuating intense blaze
incendiary · destruction · civilian casualties · sirens · shelter · blackout · ruins · rubble · survivors · evacuation
shunning
Deliberately avoiding someone
- silent treatmentRefusing to speak
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- cold-shoulderIntentional social rejection
snub · ignore · boycott · rejection · alienation · outcast · pariah · banishment · exile · marginalization
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- automotiveRelating to motor vehicles
- JaguarBritish luxury car manufacturer
- bicyclesHuman-powered wheeled vehicles
watchmaking · sewing machines · textiles · ribbons · jet engines · aerospace · Rolls-Royce · engineering · factories · assembly line
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- spireTapering architectural peak
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- altarSacred ritual table
nave · tapestry · stained glass · baptistry · modernist · consecration · worship · pilgrimage · ecumenical · peace
- MidlandsBirmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Staffordshire, Leicestershire
- Connecticut PlacesBethlehem, Bridgewater, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen
- WarwickshireWarwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Kenilworth, Rugby, Kingsbury
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- UK StationsKings Cross, Paddington, Victoria, Waterloo, Charing Cross
Coventrywelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
embrace · inclusion · acceptance · belonging · inner circle
CoventryOxford
Historic English university town
Cambridge · Bath · York · Canterbury · Dresden
- sent to CoventryCollectively ignored as punishment
- send to CoventryDeliberately exclude through silence