Coldstream

[ kohld-streem ]

/ ˈkoʊldˌstrim /

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noun

a town in SE Berwick, in SE Scotland, on the Tweed River.

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Words nearby Coldstream

cold stage, cold start, cold steel, cold storage, cold store, Coldstream, Coldstream Guards, cold sweat, cold tone, cold turkey, cold type

How to use Coldstream in a sentence

The marksman, a lance corporal in the Coldstream Guards, was 930 yards from his target when he squeezed the trigger.
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He remained for eight years with the Coldstream Guards, most of the time being passed in London barracks.
The Life of George Borrow|Herbert Jenkins
I knew a Canadian missioner, turned Coldstream Guardsman, who was very strong and picturesque upon the point.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front|E. W. Hornung
Yet another hard reader was a Coldstream Guardsman, a much younger man, and one of the handsomest in the hut.
Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front|E. W. Hornung

He wisely fled, and shortly after enlisted as a private soldier in the Coldstream Guards, and was soon quartered in London.
Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration|James Hooper
From Coldstream, as soon as he heard the Rump was sitting, he had written to the Speaker for orders.
Monk|Julian Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for Coldstream

Coldstream

/ (ˈkəʊldˌstriːm) /

noun

a town in SE Scotland, in Scottish Borders on the English border: the Coldstream Guards were formed here (1660). Pop: 1813 (2001)

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