Lowell

American  

[loh-uhl] / ˈloʊ əl /

noun

1. Abbott Lawrence 1856–1943, political scientist and educator: president of Harvard University 1909–33.

2. his sister Amy, 1874–1925, U.S. poet and critic.

3. James Russell, 1819–91, U.S. poet, essayist, and diplomat.

4. Percival, 1855–1916, U.S. astronomer and author (brother of Abbott Lawrence Lowell and Amy Lowell).

5. Robert, 1917–77, U.S. poet.

6. a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.

7. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “little wolf.”

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Lowell British  

/ ˈləʊəl /

noun

1. Amy ( Lawrence ). 1874–1925, US imagist poet and critic

2. James Russell. 1819–91, US poet, essayist, and diplomat, noted for his series of poems in Yankee dialect, Biglow Papers (1848; 1867)

3. Robert ( Traill Spence ). 1917–77, US poet. His volumes of verse include Lord Weary's Castle (1946), Life Studies (1959), For the Union Dead (1964), and a book of free translations of European poems, Imitations (1961)

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Example Sentences

When digital marketer Sadie Lowell booked a twin room for herself and her father to share in London, she was horrified to find her room in the Holmes Hotel was lacking a solid bathroom door.

From The Wall Street Journal

That traffic crash occurred at around 1:20 a.m. on eastbound 210 near Lowell Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times

The Boston Associates built Lowell, Mass., in 1822, creating a distinctly American industrialization.

From The Wall Street Journal

And a few weeks ago, Mr. Lowell also folded, settling a defamation case the pair had brought against him, which was dismissed but which the whistleblowers could appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cook bought the Atlanta condo to have a permanent place to stay when she would visit relatives after her family sold a jointly-owned home in Milledgeville, Ga., that same year, Lowell said.

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