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Strangford

Strangford proper noun: a village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Proper noun

Strangford

  1. A village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  2. A hamlet in Sellack parish, within a loop of the River Wye, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5828).
    • Among the more serious incidents was the collapse of part of the viaduct carrying the G.W.R. over the River Wye, at Strangford, Herefordshire.1947 May and June, “Snow, Frost and Flood”, in Railway Magazine, page 129

Origin of Strangford

In Northern Ireland, from Old Norse strangr + fjǫrðr, referring to the narrow channel into the sea lough.

Words formed from Strangford

Questions about Strangford

What does Strangford mean?
Strangford means a village at the entrance to Strangford Lough, County Down, Northern Ireland.
What part of speech is Strangford?
Strangford is a proper noun.

Words near Strangford in the dictionary

  1. strangerwise
  2. stranges
  3. strangest
  4. Strangeway
  5. Strangeways
  6. Strangford
  7. Strangford Lough
  8. strangification
  9. strangified
  10. strangifies
  11. strangify

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