Basingstoke

[ bai-zing-stohk ]

/ ˈbɛə zɪŋˌstoʊk /

noun

a city in Hampshire, S central England.

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Example sentences from the Web for basingstoke

So in a very few years there was peace at Basingstoke, and a through-carriage daily from Birkenhead to Southampton.
Speculations from Political Economy|C. B. Clarke
Still, it was friendly of him to go right away to Basingstoke to say it.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
The train was an express, stopping only at Basingstoke and Eastleigh.
Long Live the King|Guy Boothby
The train reached Basingstoke; Joseph put his head out of the open window, and called loudly to a porter.
Henry Dunbar|M. E. Braddon

The Basingstoke aint fur enoo, whur I meant to ave took him.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for basingstoke

Basingstoke

/ (ˈbeɪzɪŋˌstəʊk) /

noun

a town in S England, in N Hampshire. Pop: 90 171 (2001)

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