Churchill

American  

[chur-chil, -chuhl] / ˈtʃɜr tʃɪl, -tʃəl /

noun

1. Caryl, born 1938, English playwright and feminist theorist.

2. John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Corporal John, 1650–1722, British military commander.

3. Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer), 1849–95, British statesman (father of Winston L. S. Churchill).

4. Winston, 1871–1947, U.S. novelist.

5. Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer), 1874–1965, British statesman and author: prime minister 1940–45, 1951–55; Nobel Prize in Literature 1953.

6. Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 15,638 feet (4,766 meters).

7. a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. About 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long.

8. Also called Churchill River.  Formerly Hamilton River.  a river in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, flowing SE and N through Lake Melville to the Atlantic Ocean. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

9. a seaport and railway terminus in NE Manitoba, on Hudson Bay at the mouth of this river.

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Churchill ¹ British  

/ ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /

noun

1. Caryl. born 1938, British playwright; her plays include Cloud Nine (1978), Top Girls (1982), Serious Money (1987), and Far Away (2000)

2. Charles. 1731–64, British poet, noted for his polemical satires. His works include The Rosciad (1761) and The Prophecy of Famine (1763)

3. John. See (1st Duke of) Marlborough 2

4. Lord Randolph. 1849–95, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for India (1885–86) and chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons (1886)

5. his son, Sir Winston ( Leonard Spencer ). 1874–1965, British Conservative statesman, orator, and writer, noted for his leadership during World War II. He held various posts under both Conservative and Liberal governments, including 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1911–15), before becoming prime minister (1940–45; 1951–55). His writings include The World Crisis (1923–29), Marlborough (1933–38), The Second World War (1948–54), and History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1956–58): Nobel prize for literature 1953

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Churchill ² British  

/ ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /

noun

1. Former name: Hamilton River.  a river in E Canada, rising in SE Labrador and flowing north and southeast over Churchill Falls, then east to the Atlantic. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles)

2. a river in central Canada, rising in NW Saskatchewan and flowing east through several lakes to Hudson Bay. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)

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Example Sentences

Just as Churchill Downs did for the Kentucky Derby and Laurel Park did two weeks later for the Preakness, Saratoga Race Course has scheduled 14 races Saturday, highlighted by the Belmont Stakes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

His book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783, published in 1890, found disciples in Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the Japanese imperial naval ministry, and shaped 20th-century history.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The analytical coldness of his decisionmaking often perplexed and infuriated Churchill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was the removal of wartime leader Churchill that particularly irked politicians earlier this year.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Churchill was just a little way off to the west.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz