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Prestonpans

American  
[pres-tuhn-panz] / ˈprɛs tənˌpænz /

noun

  1. a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745.


Prestonpans British  
/ ˌprɛstənˈpænz /

noun

  1. a small town and resort in SE Scotland, in East Lothian on the Firth of Forth: scene of the battle (1745) in which the Jacobite army of Prince Charles Edward defeated government forces under Sir John Cope. Pop: 7153 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Brian, who lives in Prestonpans in East Lothian, told BBC Scotland News how he was "anxious and nervous" at the thought of the operation.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2025

Weronika, from Prestonpans near Edinburgh, said she knew it was ok to be there, but said her whole personality, and her family relationships, changed.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2025

Structurally, the episode pits Claire’s perpetually collapsing marriage against Jamie’s time in Ardsmuir Prison under warden John William Grey — the same William Grey he spared before the Battle of Prestonpans last season.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2017

They’ve only just defeated the British at the Battle of Prestonpans when Jamie and Claire are forced back into action.

From New York Times Jun. 18, 2016

In Edinburgh he found many of the English officers who had been taken prisoner at Prestonpans.

From The Red True Story Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)

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