Springfield

[ spring-feeld ]

noun

1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.
2. a city in SW Missouri.
3. a city in and the capital of Illinois, in the central part.
4. a city in W Ohio.
5. a city in W Oregon.
6. a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
7. a town in N Tennessee.
8. a town in SE Vermont.

Springfield

/ ˈsprɪŋˌfiːld /

noun

1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River: the site of the US arsenal and armoury (1794–1968), which developed the Springfield and Garand rifles. Pop: 152 157 (2003 est)
2. a city in SW Missouri. Pop: 150 867 (2003 est)
3. a city in central Illinois, capital of the state: the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. Pop: 113 586 (2003 est)

Example Sentences

Developer Springfield Properties has secured outline planning permission to build on farmland near Culloden House, which was Bonnie Prince Charlie's battlefield headquarters.

From BBC

He hadn't expected the revocation, he added, because he didn't think the president would want to further upend the Haitian community after spreading the false claims that beget a bevy of violent threats to Springfield.

From Salon

Mr Appleton, of Springfield Road in Windsor, pleaded not guilty to one count of stalking causing serious alarm or distress.

From BBC

“Jessie’s Girl” rocker Rick Springfield says he lives with the lasting toll of a gnarly fall that happened decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times

Pynchon named one town Springfield, after his Essex birthplace, east of London.

From Los Angeles Times