telford

telford · name — A characteristical surname.

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Etymology

From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'. * (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer.

name

A characteristical surname.
A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008).
A locality in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia.
A place in the United States:; A borough in Bucks County and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named after Thomas Telford.
A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Washington County, Tennessee, named after state senator George Whitfield Telford.
A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington, named after cattleman M. A Telford.

noun

A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices.e.g.“a Telford road”

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

telfordize 76% match — To furnish (a road) with a Telford pavement. vs telford →
tarmac 66% match — Tarmacadam. vs telford →
tarmacadam 65% match — A mixture of tar and small stones used in paving. vs telford →
metalling 62% match — A road surface, especially one of gravel (but sometimes with reference to macadam, tarmacadam, or asphalt concrete). vs telford →
shillet 59% match — A form of shale used in south-west England for road construction vs telford →
macadam 59% match — The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). vs telford →
blackstuff 58% match — Tarmac. vs telford →
roundstone 56% match — Small stones used for paving. vs telford →