Burbank

American  

[bur-bangk] / ˈbɜrˌbæŋk /

noun

1. Luther, 1849–1926, U.S. horticulturist and plant breeder.

2. a city in SW California.

3. a town in central Illinois.

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Example Sentences

Five days before showtime, it was bright and early at a blacked-out soundstage near the Burbank airport when Bini rolled in for rehearsals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Paramount ultimately agreed to pay $31 a share for the company that includes CNN, HBO, HGTV, Cartoon Network, the Warner Bros. film and TV studios and the storied campus in Burbank.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Much of the discussion at the Burbank hearing focused on a possible federal production tax incentive to help bring jobs back to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Earlier this month, a Beechcraft 99 airplane and a helicopter were on converging paths after the plane had been cleared to land at Hollywood Burbank Airport, the FAA said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In Holmes’s office they found a bank book belonging to a woman named Lucy Burbank.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson