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

A biologist at the University of Vermont in Burlington, she was not involved in the work.

From Science News For Students

Then the internet went down, and the Burlington-based center’s technical infrastructure with it.

From Fortune

Since the attack, the Burlington-based hospital network has referred all questions about its technical details to the FBI, which has refused to release any additional information, citing an ongoing criminal investigation.

From Fortune

Burlington’s tests cost $15o for the rapid and $175 for the PCR.

From Washington Post

Visitors use a walk-up window near Burlington’s cell phone lot.

From Washington Post

Long speculated to be a UFO research center, Burlington has been the subject of rampant conspiracies for decades.

From The Daily Beast

From Burlington, the assorted agencies could plan their next moves.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike Bond, constantly thwarting Soviet villains, Burlington never got a chance to flex its muscle.

From The Daily Beast

Come November, MacArthur will challenge Democrat Aimee Belgard, a Burlington County Freeholder in the general election.

From The Daily Beast

Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea got a mouthful of tofu tart while giving a speech in Burlington, Ontario.

From The Daily Beast

Then why should that "well-merited respect" be refused to them a month before the May opening of Burlington House?

From Project Gutenberg

Basking in peace in the warm spring sun, South Hill smiled upon Burlington.

From Project Gutenberg

In a single week in March, 1849, hundreds of wagons drove through Burlington, Iowa.

From Project Gutenberg

The boat was finally finished in July, 1788, and made a trip to Burlington, 20 miles from Philadelphia.

From Project Gutenberg

The brotherhoods ordered a boycott upon the Burlington cars, which was partly enforced, but they were finally compelled to submit.

From Project Gutenberg