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surrey

1

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun

, plural sur·reys.
  1. a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.


Surrey

2

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun

  1. Earl of Henry Howard, 1517?–47, English poet.
  2. a county in SE England, bordering S London. 648 sq. mi. (1,680 sq. km).

Surrey

1

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

  1. Surrey, Earl of15171547MEnglishMISC: courtierWRITING: poet Earl of, title of Henry Howard. ?1517–47, English courtier and poet; one of the first in England to write sonnets. He was beheaded for high treason
“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

surrey

2

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

  1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats
“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

Surrey

3

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

  1. a county of SE England, on the River Thames: urban in the northeast; crossed from east to west by the North Downs and drained by tributaries of the Thames. Administrative centre: Kingston upon Thames. Pop: 1 064 600 (2003 est). Area: 1679 sq km (648 sq miles)
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of surrey1

1890–95; after Surrey, England
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surrey1

C19: shortened from Surrey cart , after Surrey , where it was originally made
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Example Sentences

If you want to travel around the lake in style, rent a surrey bike, which Wheel Fun Rentals calls a “modern day carriage.”

Over the surrey period, the researcher documented only one potential unprovoked shark bite at one of the observed aggregation sites.

From Salon

To the far left is a surrey without a horse.

There, Suzy meets Madame’s herd of ostriches, one of whom — the ornery Gaucho — has been conscripted to pull a surrey at the country fair.

We watched as a barge slowly entered Salmon Bay through the Ballard Locks, kayaked across Lake Union and rode a surrey bike along Alki Beach.

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