Burlington
Speech parts
1. Burlington - Noun
2. Burlington - Proper noun
Meaning
the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Examples
I'm Burlington Bertie, I rise at ten thirty Then saunter along like a toff. I walk down the Strand with my gloves on my hand, Then I walk down again with them off.
I was born in Northampton, in Burlington County, West Jersey, in the year 1720.
I come from a line of railroad men. My great-grandfather was a surveyor for the Burlington Railroad.
A Burlington man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly cutting his girlfriend with a knife in a drunken rage after he accused her of hiding his cigarettes.
According to Hawkins, Francesco Barsanti dedicated the six recorder sonatas of his Op. 1 to Lord Burlington, although the dedication must have appeared on the manuscript copies sold by Peter Bressan, before Walsh & Hare engraved the works c. 1727.
Access to Lake Ontario from Dundas was made difficult by the topography of the area, which included a natural sand and gravel barrier, across Burlington Bay which allowed only boats with a shallow draft through.