Stirling

[ stur-ling ]

noun

1. Also called Stir·ling·shire [stur, -ling-sheer, -sher]. a historic county in central Scotland.
2. a city in and the administrative center of the Central region, in central Scotland, on the Forth River.

Stirling

¹

/ ˈstɜːlɪŋ /

noun

1. a city in central Scotland, in Stirling council area on the River Forth: its castle was a regular residence of many Scottish monarchs between the 12th century and 1603. Pop: 32 673 (2001)
2. a council area of central Scotland, created from part of Central Region in 1996; includes most of the historical county of Stirlingshire: the Forth valley rises to the Grampian Mountains in the N. Administrative centre: Stirling. Pop: 86 370 (2003 est). Area: 2173 sq km (839 sq miles)

Stirling

²

/ ˈstɜːrlɪŋ /

noun

1. StirlingSir James19261992MBritishARCHITECTURE: architect Sir James. 1926–92, British architect; buildings include the Neue Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart (1977–84)

Example Sentences

“It’s been my general observation that if an experienced Inuit hunter tells you that he’s seen something, it’s worth listening to and very likely to be correct,” says Stirling, one of the world’s leading polar bear biologists.

From Science News

That footage, Stirling says, shows a female polar bear sliding a large block of ice around before throwing it into the water at a seal.

From Science News

Over 250 were killed before Stirling ordered the final retreat and surrendered himself to the British.

From The Daily Beast

Lindsey Stirling, a violinist, won an award for a remix of a Psy song she performed with an a capella group.

From The Daily Beast

Eminem, Arcade Fire, Lindsey Stirling, and others will perform.

From The Daily Beast

It appears that the wars that started on the fields of Bannockburn and Stirling have come to America.

From The Daily Beast

Edward was compelled to abandon Stirling to its fate, and Lochmaben fell in the end of the year.

From Project Gutenberg

Stirling surrendered on July 20, the last of the Scottish fortresses that held out against Edward.

From Project Gutenberg

Stirling surrendered and Wallace a fugitive, Edward went home and meditated measures for the government of the conquered country.

From Project Gutenberg

But the immediate interest centres in the fateful attempt to relieve the castle of Stirling.

From Project Gutenberg

Ida Stirling made no direct reply to this, but, as she found afterward, the scene had fixed itself on her memory.

From Project Gutenberg