winterbourne

[ win-ter-bawrn, -bohrn, -boorn ]

noun
  1. a channel filled only at a time of excessive rainfall.

Origin of winterbourne

1
before 950; Old English winterburna (not recorded in ME). See winter, burn2

Words Nearby winterbourne

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How to use winterbourne in a sentence

  • It is probable that at winterbourne Basset somewhat the same movement had taken place.

  • There is a graphic little scene where winterbourne plants and Marty South holds the trees for him.

    The Bibliotaph | Leon H. Vincent
  • Four such blades, which might perhaps have been javelin heads, were found in one barrow at winterbourne Stoke.

    Stonehenge | Frank Stevens
  • winterbourne wished to Heaven this pretty girl were not so familiar with her courier; but he said nothing.

    Daisy Miller | Henry James
  • "It is a pity you shouldn't go," said winterbourne, beginning to feel reassured as to her opposition.

    Daisy Miller | Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for winterbourne

winterbourne

/ (ˈwɪntəˌbɔːn) /


noun
  1. a stream flowing only after heavy rainfall, esp in winter

Origin of winterbourne

1
Old English winterburna; see winter, burn ²

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