Burton

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Nautical A light tackle having double or single blocks, used to hoist or tighten rigging.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.
  • n. Storage of cargo athwartships.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Nautical, a tackle used for various purposes.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
  • n. a strong dark English ale
  • n. Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    explorer    adventurer    ale    player    histrion    role player    actor    thespian   
    Cross Reference
    single burton    top burton    spanish burton   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Merton    certain    curtain    uncertain   
     
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