Falkirk

American  

[fawl-kurk] / ˈfɔl kɜrk /

noun

1. an administrative district in the Central region, in S central Scotland. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).

2. a city in this district, W of Edinburgh: Scots under Wallace defeated by the English in 1298.

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Falkirk British  

/ ˈfɔːlkɜːk /

noun

1. a town in Scotland, the administrative centre of Falkirk council area: scene of Edward I's defeat of Wallace (1298) and Prince Charles Edward's defeat of General Hawley (1746); formerly a major iron and steel centre; the Falkirk Wheel, an innovative rotating canal boat lift, is nearby. Pop: 32 379 (2001)

2. a council area in central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: created in 1996 from part of Central Region: largely agricultural, with heavy industry in Falkirk and Grangemouth. Administrative centre: Falkirk. Pop: 145 920 (2003 est). Area: 299 sq km (115 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

The firm is now planning to close its Falkirk facility and convert its Larbert manufacturing facility to a chassis manufacturing site.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis is proposing to close its Falkirk plant with the potential loss of 115 jobs.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Bain is the only one of the four playing regular football with his club Falkirk, but the most recent of his three Scotland caps came in March 2019.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Zoe Johnston, a second-year student from Falkirk, has befriended several U.S. students whom she affectionately calls “my Americans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Dr. John Aitken, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, established by experiments that in most cases probably the dew found on plants does not come mainly from the atmosphere.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various