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surrey

1

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun

, plural sur·reys.
  1. a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.


Surrey

2

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun

  1. Earl of Henry Howard, 1517?–47, English poet.
  2. a county in SE England, bordering S London. 648 sq. mi. (1,680 sq. km).

Surrey

1

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

  1. Surrey, Earl of15171547MEnglishMISC: courtierWRITING: poet Earl of, title of Henry Howard. ?1517–47, English courtier and poet; one of the first in England to write sonnets. He was beheaded for high treason
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


surrey

2

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

  1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Surrey

3

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

  1. a county of SE England, on the River Thames: urban in the northeast; crossed from east to west by the North Downs and drained by tributaries of the Thames. Administrative centre: Kingston upon Thames. Pop: 1 064 600 (2003 est). Area: 1679 sq km (648 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surrey1

1890–95; after Surrey, England
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surrey1

C19: shortened from Surrey cart , after Surrey , where it was originally made
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Example Sentences

Astronomer Pol Massana at the University of Surrey in England and his colleagues examined the Small Magellanic Cloud.

“Some VPNs are created more equal than others,” says Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity professor at the University of Surrey.

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He’s a professor of computer science at the University of Surrey, and his work revolves heavily around cybersecurity, communications, and forensic computing.

The two brothers were in a fierce dispute over property in Surrey.

The English grave he shares with his parents in Compton, Surrey, has been neglected.

The car manages to escape, but Surrey is sure of one detail—it does not have a license plate.

Al-Hilli also owned property in France and Iraq in addition to his comfortable Tudor-style home in Surrey.

A final flourish of the horn, and away we go, our coach making for the heart of Surrey.

He remembered passing the lodge gates some year or two before when cycling through Surrey.

On the Surrey shore whistles shrieked, and endless moving chains sent up their monstrous clangor into the night.

The second door was opened, and the clangor of the Surrey shore suddenly proclaimed itself.

By this time Dick knew full particulars of all the old families in Surrey, and he was gratified at their appearance.

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