surrey

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun,plural sur·reys.
  1. a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.

Origin of surrey

1
1890–95; after Surrey, England

Words Nearby surrey

Other definitions for Surrey (2 of 2)

Surrey
[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun
  1. Earl of Henry Howard, 1517?–47, English poet.

  2. a county in SE England, bordering S London. 648 sq. mi. (1,680 sq. km).

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How to use surrey in a sentence

  • He remembered passing the lodge gates some year or two before when cycling through surrey.

    The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
  • On the surrey shore whistles shrieked, and endless moving chains sent up their monstrous clangor into the night.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • The second door was opened, and the clangor of the surrey shore suddenly proclaimed itself.

    Dope | Sax Rohmer
  • By this time Dick knew full particulars of all the old families in surrey, and he was gratified at their appearance.

    The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking

British Dictionary definitions for surrey (1 of 3)

surrey

/ (ˈsʌrɪ) /


noun
  1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats

Origin of surrey

1
C19: shortened from Surrey cart, after Surrey, where it was originally made

British Dictionary definitions for Surrey (2 of 3)

Surrey1

/ (ˈsʌrɪ) /


noun
  1. a county of SE England, on the River Thames: urban in the northeast; crossed from east to west by the North Downs and drained by tributaries of the Thames. Administrative centre: Kingston upon Thames. Pop: 1 064 600 (2003 est). Area: 1679 sq km (648 sq miles)

British Dictionary definitions for Surrey (3 of 3)

Surrey2

/ (ˈsʌrɪ) /


noun
  1. Earl of, title of Henry Howard. ?1517–47, English courtier and poet; one of the first in England to write sonnets. He was beheaded for high treason

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