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Portishead

/pɔːtɪsˈhɛd/

Portishead proper noun: a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel (OS grid ref ST4676).

Proper noun

Portishead

  1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel (OS grid ref ST4676).
    • Portishead, lying west-north-west of Bristol, on the Severn, had a small port from medieval times on its pill, or inlet, and began to develop as a seaside resort early in the nineteenth century, when it was served by steam packets from Bristol.1955 June, C. L. Mowat, “The Bristol & Portishead Pier & Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 371

Origin of Portishead

From the genitive singular of Old English port (“harbor”), portes + hēafod (“head”), meaning "the harbor headland".

Questions about Portishead

What does Portishead mean?
Portishead means a coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel (OS grid ref ST4676).
What part of speech is Portishead?
Portishead is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Portishead?
Portishead is pronounced /pɔːtɪsˈhɛd/.

Words near Portishead in the dictionary

  1. portions off
  2. portions out
  3. portionwise
  4. portise
  5. portises
  6. Portishead
  7. portière
  8. portièred
  9. portières
  10. Portknockie
  11. portland

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