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Chadburn

Chadburn proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Chadburn (plural Chadburns)

  1. A surname.

Noun

Chadburn (plural Chadburns)

  1. (historical) Synonym of engine order telegraph.

Synonyms of Chadburn

Forms of Chadburn

Proper noun
pluralChadburns
Noun
pluralChadburns

Origin of Chadburn

* (surname): Variant of Chatburn. * (telegraph): From the name of the manufacturing company, Chadburn's Telegraph Company of Liverpool.

Questions about Chadburn

What does Chadburn mean?
Chadburn means a surname.
What part of speech is Chadburn?
Chadburn can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Chadburn in the dictionary

  1. Chadbands
  2. Chadbourn
  3. Chadbourne
  4. Chadbournes
  5. Chadbourns
  6. Chadburn
  7. Chadburns
  8. Chadd
  9. Chaddam
  10. chaddar
  11. chaddars

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