winterbourne means A place in England:; A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4572).
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, winterbourne ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
winterbourne is pronounced /ˈwɪntəbɔːn/.
Etymology
From Old English Winterburna < winter + burna (“stream”), 'the stream that flows in winter'.
name
- A place in England:; A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4572).
- A place in England:; A large village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6580).
- A place in England:; A hamlet in Boughton under Blean parish, Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0657).
- A place in England:; A civil parish north-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire.
- A community in Woolwich township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
- A surname from Old English.
noun
- A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.
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