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C19: shortened from Surrey cart , after Surrey , where it was originally made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

If you want to travel around the lake in style, rent a surrey bike, which Wheel Fun Rentals calls a “modern day carriage.”

From Los Angeles Times

Over the surrey period, the researcher documented only one potential unprovoked shark bite at one of the observed aggregation sites.

From Salon

To the far left is a surrey without a horse.

From Seattle Times

There, Suzy meets Madame’s herd of ostriches, one of whom — the ornery Gaucho — has been conscripted to pull a surrey at the country fair.

From New York Times

We watched as a barge slowly entered Salmon Bay through the Ballard Locks, kayaked across Lake Union and rode a surrey bike along Alki Beach.

From Seattle Times