Swindon
Americannoun
noun
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a town in S England, in NE Wiltshire: railway workshops, high technology. Pop: 155 432 (2001)
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a unitary authority in S England, in Wiltshire. Pop: 181 200 (2003 est). Area: 230 sq km (89 sq miles)
Example Sentences
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The mum-of-four, who was 41 when she vanished, was last seen parking her car in Alvescot Road while on her way to work at Swindon College in March 2002.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
His family have farmed dairy cows just outside Swindon for five generations.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
On a dairy farm near Swindon, Sam Woolford presses a switch on the wall of the milking parlour and 10 industrial-scale fans whirr into life.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Along with her mother and sister, she looked after her father at their home in Swindon, Wiltshire, as "social care provision was incredibly limited".
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
And when Mother came into the spare room before I went to sleep I said, “I have to go to Swindon to take my A level.”
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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