Hampden

[hamp-duhn, ham-]

noun

1. John, 1594–1643, British statesman who defended the rights of the House of Commons against Charles I.

2. Walter Walter Hampden Dougherty, 1879–1955, U.S. actor.

Hampden

/ ˈhæmdən, ˈhæmpdən /

noun

1. John. 1594–1643, English statesman; one of the leaders of the Parliamentary opposition to Charles I

Example Sentences

Golf is scratching his sporting itch at the moment - his handicap is down to single figures - and even watching Scotland's footballers toil against Belarus at Hampden has not unduly affected his sunny disposition.

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Central to the deal when you come to Hampden is the possibility of palpitations, dizziness and nausea - and so it was again on Sunday.

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At the end, there seemed to be bewilderment among the masses of Hampden, a dazed feeling about how to react to what they'd just witnessed.

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Then the sides reconvene at Hampden for what could be a winner-takes-all encounter.

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If Scotland beat an already-out Greece in Athens, they would match that tally, setting up an high-anxiety decider at Hampden.

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