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St. Martin's summer

St. Martin's summer noun: a period of warm weather in early November, around the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours on the 11th.

Noun

St. Martin's summer (plural St. Martin's summers)

  1. A period of warm weather in early November, around the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours on the 11th.
    • Near-synonyms: St. Luke's summer, Indian summer
    • The results of tests with the Giesl ejector on a remarkably good general service locomotive like the "B.R.9" will be awaited with great interest, though so far as British Railways are concerned it would appear that the Giesl ejector has come upon the scene in what may be called the "St. Martin's...1959 August, O. S. Nock, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 562

Synonyms of St. Martin's summer

Forms of St. Martin's summer

pluralSt. Martin's summers

Questions about St. Martin's summer

What does St. Martin's summer mean?
St. Martin's summer means a period of warm weather in early November, around the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours on the 11th.
What part of speech is St. Martin's summer?
St. Martin's summer is a noun.
What is the plural of St. Martin's summer?
The plural of St. Martin's summer is St. Martin's summers.

Words near St. Martin's summer in the dictionary

  1. St. Maries
  2. St. Mark's flies
  3. St. Mark's fly
  4. St. Martin Parish
  5. St. Martin's lace
  6. St. Martin's summer
  7. St. Martin's summers
  8. St. Martinville
  9. St. Mary Parish
  10. St. Mary's
  11. St. Mary's County

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