Killingworth

Proper noun

Meaning

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

A town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.

(uncountable) A placename:
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2771).

A small town in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.

Examples

Almost standard gauge * the Killingworth Colliery tramway, used maincheck. Source: Internet

He did so with such success that he was promoted to enginewright for the collieries at Killingworth, responsible for maintaining and repairing all the colliery engines. Source: Internet

He lived in Killingworth, Connecticut while writing most of the installments to the series. Source: Internet

In 1811 the pumping engine at High Pit, Killingworth was not working properly and Stephenson offered to fix it. Source: Internet

This line used a gauge of maincheck which Stephenson had used before at the Killingworth wagonway. Source: Internet

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