surrey

¹

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun

, plural sur·reys.

1. a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.

Surrey

²

[ sur-ee, suhr-ee ]

noun

1. Earl of Henry Howard, 1517?–47, English poet.
2. a county in SE England, bordering S London. 648 sq. mi. (1,680 sq. km).

Surrey

¹

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

1. Surrey, Earl of15171547MEnglishMISC: courtierWRITING: poet Earl of, title of Henry Howard. ?1517–47, English courtier and poet; one of the first in England to write sonnets. He was beheaded for high treason

surrey

²

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats

Surrey

³

/ ˈsʌrɪ /

noun

1. a county of SE England, on the River Thames: urban in the northeast; crossed from east to west by the North Downs and drained by tributaries of the Thames. Administrative centre: Kingston upon Thames. Pop: 1 064 600 (2003 est). Area: 1679 sq km (648 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of surrey¹

1890–95; after Surrey, England

Word History and Origins

Origin of surrey¹

C19: shortened from Surrey cart , after Surrey , where it was originally made

Example Sentences

Astronomer Pol Massana at the University of Surrey in England and his colleagues examined the Small Magellanic Cloud.

From Science News

“Some VPNs are created more equal than others,” says Alan Woodward, a cybersecurity professor at the University of Surrey.

From Time

He’s a professor of computer science at the University of Surrey, and his work revolves heavily around cybersecurity, communications, and forensic computing.

From MIT Technology Review

The two brothers were in a fierce dispute over property in Surrey.

From The Daily Beast

The English grave he shares with his parents in Compton, Surrey, has been neglected.

From The Daily Beast

The car manages to escape, but Surrey is sure of one detail—it does not have a license plate.

From The Daily Beast

Al-Hilli also owned property in France and Iraq in addition to his comfortable Tudor-style home in Surrey.

From The Daily Beast

A final flourish of the horn, and away we go, our coach making for the heart of Surrey.

From Project Gutenberg

He remembered passing the lodge gates some year or two before when cycling through Surrey.

From Project Gutenberg

On the Surrey shore whistles shrieked, and endless moving chains sent up their monstrous clangor into the night.

From Project Gutenberg

The second door was opened, and the clangor of the Surrey shore suddenly proclaimed itself.

From Project Gutenberg

By this time Dick knew full particulars of all the old families in Surrey, and he was gratified at their appearance.

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