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burton

/ˈbɜː.tən/US/ˈbɝ.tən/

burton noun: an arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.

Noun

burton (plural burtons)

  1. (archaic) An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
  2. (archaic) Storage of cargo athwartships.

Proper noun capitalized: Burton

Burton

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A locality in Navajo County, Arizona.
  4. A former town in Rabun County, Georgia, now submerged.
  5. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Idaho.
  6. An unincorporated community, census-designated place, and township in Adams County, Illinois.
  7. A township in McHenry County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community and coal town in Floyd County, Kentucky.
  9. A city in Genesee County, Michigan.
  10. An unincorporated community in Owosso Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan.
  11. A township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota.
  12. An unincorporated community and inactive township in Howard County, Missouri.
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  1. A tiny village in Keya Paha County, Nebraska.
  2. A village and township in Geauga County, Ohio.
  3. A census-designated place on Port Royal Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina.
  4. A minor city in Washington County, Texas.
  5. An unincorporated community on Vashon Island, King County, Washington.
  6. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
  7. An unincorporated community in the town of Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin.
  8. A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
  9. A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
  10. A settlement in western Prince Edward Island.
  11. A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).
  12. A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).
  13. A village in Burton and Winkton parish, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1694).
  14. A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).
  15. A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).
  16. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Burton upon Trent: a civil parish and market town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire.
  17. A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).
  18. A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).
  19. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).
  20. A village in Rossett community, Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).
  21. A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.
  22. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.

burton meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

burton in Hindi

बर्टन, बरटन

burton in Marathi

बर्टन

burton in Urdu

برٹن

burton in Bengali

বার্টন
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burton in Telugu
బర్టన్, బుర్టన్, బర్టాన్
burton in Malayalam
ബർട്ടൺ, ബർട്ടൻ
burton in Kannada
ಬರ್ಟನ್, ಬರ್ಟಾನ್, ಬರ್ಟೋನ್
burton in Punjabi
ਬਰਟਨ
burton in Gujarati
બર્ટન, બર્ટોન, બરટન
burton in Odia
ବର୍ଟନ୍, ବରଟନ୍
burton in Nepali
बर्टन, बर्टोन

Forms of burton

pluralburtons

Origin of burton

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

Words formed from burton

Phrases with burton

Questions about burton

What does burton mean?
Burton means an arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
What is burton in Hindi?
Burton in Hindi is बर्टन, बरटन. See Burton meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is burton?
Burton can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce burton?
Burton is pronounced /ˈbɜː.tən/ (UK).
What is the plural of burton?
The plural of burton is burtons.

Words near burton in the dictionary

  1. Burtners
  2. Burtnett
  3. Burtnetts
  4. Burtnyk
  5. Burtnyks
  6. burton
  7. Burton Agnes
  8. Burton and Dalby
  9. Burton and Winkton
  10. Burton Bradstock
  11. Burton Coggles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burton (page history and authors); Burton (page history and authors); burton (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); burton (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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