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Brunton

Brunton proper noun: a village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).

Proper noun

Brunton (countable and uncountable, plural Bruntons)

  1. A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
  2. A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).
  3. A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Noun

Brunton (plural Bruntons)

  1. (informal) Synonym of Brunton compass.
    • USING A BRUNTON AS A PROTRACTOR
    • If you find yourself without a protractor for plotting rays on a map in the field—as you must do when triangulating—you can first field-orient your map and then use the Brunton as a protractor […]2009, Tom Freeman, Procedures in Field Geology, page 13
    Synonyms:
    Brunton compass

Synonyms of Brunton

Forms of Brunton

Proper noun
pluralBruntons
Noun
pluralBruntons

Origin of Brunton

From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.

Phrases with Brunton

Questions about Brunton

What does Brunton mean?
Brunton means a village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
What part of speech is Brunton?
Brunton can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Brunton in the dictionary

  1. Brunswikian
  2. brunt
  3. brunted
  4. brunting
  5. Bruntlett
  6. Brunton
  7. Brunton compass
  8. Brunton compasses
  9. Bruntons
  10. brunts
  11. Brunty

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