Burlington

[ bur-ling-tuhn ]

noun

1. a city in S Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario.
2. a city in NW Vermont, on Lake Champlain.
3. a city in N North Carolina.
4. a city in SE Iowa, on the Mississippi River.
5. a city in NE Massachusetts.
6. a city in S central New Jersey.

Burlington

/ ˈbɜːlɪŋtən /

noun

1. a city in S Canada on Lake Ontario, northeast of Hamilton. Pop: 150 836 (2001)
2. a town in NW Vermont on Lake Champlain: largest in the state; University of Vermont (1791). Pop: 39 148 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Burlington, Living Spaces and FedEx are among nearly 50 warehouse properties located here, capitalizing on Mead Valley’s easy access to rail and freeway corridors.

From Los Angeles Times

While I was meeting with several members of the crew in Station 11 Wednesday afternoon, Viray and engineer Cody Eitner left abruptly to answer a call from an alley near 6th Street and Burlington Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times

It eventually was tested at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colo., and then departed Colorado for San Bernardino on June 18, aided by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive.

From Los Angeles Times

Edward Carroll Stone Jr. was born on Jan. 23, 1936, in Knoxville, Iowa, southeast of Des Moines, and grew up near Burlington, on the banks of the Mississippi River.

From New York Times

Maybe I’m just sentimental, especially after smelling ink and grease on acres of old press equipment in Loesch’s Burlington warehouse.

From Seattle Times