Windrush generation

English

Etymology

From HMT Empire Windrush, which carried many West Indian ex-servicemen and migrants to the United Kingdom.

Proper noun

the Windrush generation

  1. The generation of people who emigrated from the West Indies to Great Britain after the Second World War.
    • 2019 August 23, Dave Simpson, “The sound systems of Notting Hill carnival: 'I'll stop when I can't walk'”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      Rooted in Caribbean culture and introduced to the UK by the Windrush generation, sound systems – static or truck-bound collectives of MCs and DJs playing music through customised, bass-heavy speakers – have been integral to Notting Hill carnival since 1973.
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