burton
IPA: bˈɝtʌn
Root Word: Burton
noun
- An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
- A male given name
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Illinois.
- A city in Michigan.
- A village in Nebraska.
- A village in Ohio.
- A census-designated place in South Carolina.
- A town in Texas.
- A number of places in England and Wales:
- A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).
- A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).
- A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).
- A village in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).
- A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).
- A civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, which serves and is also short for Burton upon Trent.
- A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).
- A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).
- A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).
- A village in Wrexham county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).
- (archaic) An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
- (archaic) Storage of cargo athwartships.
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Examples of "burton" in Sentences
- Burton playing fields association.
- And then there's the citation to Burton Mack.
- Burton lost the appointment through an indiscretion.
- Burton looks to recapture magic with new crew chief.
- Burton was a mathematician and dabbled in astrology.
- Agent Burton learns about the plan through the wiretap.
- The noted environmentalist John Burton is the CEO of the Trust.
- A person who lives in Burton would likely say they live in Burton.
- Burton Fleming has a pub called the Burton Arms and has a butcher's shop.
- The town is also home to the Burton Canoe Club on the banks of the River Trent.