stour

[ stoor ]

noun

1. British Dialect.
   1. tumult; confusion.
   2. a storm.
2. British Dialect. blowing dust or a deposit of dust.
3. Archaic. armed combat; battle.
4. British Dialect. a time of tumult.

stour

¹

/ staʊə; stuːr /

noun

1. turmoil or conflict
2. dust; a cloud of dust

Stour

²

/ staʊə /

noun

1. Also calledGreat Stour a river in S England, in Kent, rising in the Weald and flowing N to the North Sea: separates the Isle of Thanet from the mainland
2. any of several smaller rivers in England

Word History and Origins

Origin of stour¹

1250–1300; Middle English < Old French estour battle < Germanic; akin to storm

Word History and Origins

Origin of stour¹

C14: from Old French estour armed combat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sturm storm

Example Sentences

Manningtree beach in Essex, the River Cam at Sheep's Green in Cambridge and the River Stour at Sudbury in Suffolk are among 27 chosen in England.

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Tests previously carried out at the River Stour, on the Essex/Suffolk border, near the Sudbury water treatment works showed "very high" levels of E. coli bacteria.

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In Manningtree, where more than 100 people swim regularly in the tidal Stour estuary, some swimmers reported falling sick, before they decided to apply for bathing water status.

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The 3,000-year-old fragment was discovered near Mistley, on the River Stour in Essex, and has been declared treasure by a coroner.

From BBC

Rob O'Malley, from Shipston on Stour said trying to get home after seeing his team lose the Championship play-off final was a "shambles".

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