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Lanchester

Lanchester proper noun: a village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1647).

Proper noun

Lanchester

  1. A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1647).
  2. A surname.

Noun

Lanchester (plural Lanchesters)

  1. A motor car or armoured car manufactured by the Lanchester Motor Company, founded by the Lanchester brothers, until production ended in 1954.

Forms of Lanchester

pluralLanchesters

Words formed from Lanchester

Phrases with Lanchester

Questions about Lanchester

What does Lanchester mean?
Lanchester means a village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1647).
What part of speech is Lanchester?
Lanchester can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Lanchester in the dictionary

  1. lanchara
  2. lancharas
  3. lanchas
  4. lanched
  5. lanches
  6. Lanchester
  7. Lanchester equation
  8. Lanchester equations
  9. Lanchester's law
  10. Lanchester's laws
  11. Lanchesters

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