Churchill

[ chur-chil, -chuhl ]

noun

1. Caryl, born 1938, English playwright and feminist theorist.
2. John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Corporal John, 1650–1722, British military commander.
3. Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer), 1849–95, British statesman (father of Winston L. S. Churchill).
4. Winston, 1871–1947, U.S. novelist.
5. Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer), 1874–1965, British statesman and author: prime minister 1940–45, 1951–55; Nobel Prize in Literature 1953.
6. Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 15,638 feet (4,766 meters).
7. a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. About 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long.
8. Also called Churchill River. Formerly Hamilton River. a river in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, flowing SE and N through Lake Melville to the Atlantic Ocean. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
9. a seaport and railway terminus in NE Manitoba, on Hudson Bay at the mouth of this river.

Churchill

¹

/ ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /

noun

1. ChurchillCaryl1938MBritishWRITING: playwright Caryl. born 1938, British playwright; her plays include Cloud Nine (1978), Top Girls (1982), Serious Money (1987), and Far Away (2000)
2. ChurchillCharles17311764MBritishWRITING: poet Charles. 1731–64, British poet, noted for his polemical satires. His works include The Rosciad (1761) and The Prophecy of Famine (1763)
3. John. See (1st Duke of) Marlborough 2
4. ChurchillRandolph, Lord18491895MBritishPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman Lord Randolph. 1849–95, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for India (1885–86) and chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons (1886)
5. ChurchillSir Winston (Leonard Spencer)18741965MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime ministerWRITING: writerPOLITICS: orator his son, Sir Winston ( Leonard Spencer ). 1874–1965, British Conservative statesman, orator, and writer, noted for his leadership during World War II. He held various posts under both Conservative and Liberal governments, including 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1911–15), before becoming prime minister (1940–45; 1951–55). His writings include The World Crisis (1923–29), Marlborough (1933–38), The Second World War (1948–54), and History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1956–58): Nobel prize for literature 1953

Churchill

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/ ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /

noun

1. a river in E Canada, rising in SE Labrador and flowing north and southeast over Churchill Falls, then east to the Atlantic. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles) Former nameHamilton River
2. a river in central Canada, rising in NW Saskatchewan and flowing east through several lakes to Hudson Bay. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)

Example Sentences

“It’s finally understood that we really have to do something. What is it that Winston Churchill said? Never waste a good crisis!”

From BBC

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert again takes center stage at the Breeders’ Cup in Del Mar, with the Churchill Downs beef in the past and fans flocking around him.

From Los Angeles Times

Baffert and Churchill Downs ended a very public disagreement arising out of the disqualification of Medina Spirit in the 2021 Derby.

From Los Angeles Times

The Breeders’ Cup, at least for a few years, did a structured California-Kentucky rotation, but then Churchill Downs suspended Baffert for what turned out to be three years.

From Los Angeles Times

Another prominent member of his Cabinet, he added, was “all for this way of escape from Irish troubles” — a young man named Winston Churchill.

From Salon