winterbourne

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

/ ˈwɪn tərˌbɔrn, -ˌboʊrn, -ˌbʊərn /

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noun

a channel filled only at a time of excessive rainfall.

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Origin of winterbourne

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

Words nearby winterbourne

Winston-Salem, winter, winter aconite, winter barley, winterberry, winterbourne, winter break, winter cherry, winter cress, winter crookneck, winterfeed

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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.
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century|Richard Henry Tawney
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

a stream flowing only after heavy rainfall, esp in winter

Word Origin for winterbourne

Old English winterburna; see winter, burn ²

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