tilbury

[ til-ber-ee, -buh-ree ]

/ ˈtɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

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noun, plural til·bur·ies.

a light two-wheeled carriage without a top.

Origin of tilbury

First recorded in 1790–1800; named after its inventor, a 19th-century English coach-builder

Words nearby tilbury

til, Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury, tilde, Tilden, Tildy, tile, tiled

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Example sentences from the Web for tilbury

Tilbury laughed good-humouredly; for it was all on the cards that he might get a place in the first eleven before very long.
The Master of the Shell|Talbot Baines Reed
The alarm of the Spanish invasion was, however, not the last to threaten the Londoners, and direct attention to Tilbury.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
I heard him hastily packing his modest wardrobe; and in fifteen minutes a tilbury had whirled him away—whither, Heaven only knows.
Trifles for the Christmas Holidays|H. S. Armstrong
An occasion soon offered, by the invitation of the Captain to accompany him in an excursion in the tilbury of his brother-in-law.
Precaution|James Fenimore Cooper

He received a great welcome when the ship arrived at Tilbury.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

British Dictionary definitions for tilbury (1 of 2)

tilbury

/ (ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun plural -buries

a light two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage, seating two people

Word Origin for tilbury

C19: probably named after the inventor

British Dictionary definitions for tilbury (2 of 2)

Tilbury

/ (ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun

an area in Essex, on the River Thames: extensive docks; principal container port of the Port of London

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单词	tilbury
释义	tilbury [ til-ber-ee, -buh-ree ] / ˈtɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tilbury ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural til·bur·ies. a light two-wheeled carriage without a top. Origin of tilbury First recorded in 1790–1800; named after its inventor, a 19th-century English coach-builder Words nearby tilbury til, Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury, tilde, Tilden, Tildy, tile, tiled Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tilbury Tilbury laughed good-humouredly; for it was all on the cards that he might get a place in the first eleven before very long. The Master of the Shell\|Talbot Baines Reed The alarm of the Spanish invasion was, however, not the last to threaten the Londoners, and direct attention to Tilbury. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King I heard him hastily packing his modest wardrobe; and in fifteen minutes a tilbury had whirled him away—whither, Heaven only knows. Trifles for the Christmas Holidays\|H. S. Armstrong An occasion soon offered, by the invitation of the Captain to accompany him in an excursion in the tilbury of his brother-in-law. Precaution\|James Fenimore Cooper He received a great welcome when the ship arrived at Tilbury. Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete\|Albert Bigelow Paine British Dictionary definitions for tilbury (1 of 2) tilbury / (ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ) / noun plural -buries a light two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage, seating two people Word Origin for tilbury C19: probably named after the inventor British Dictionary definitions for tilbury (2 of 2) Tilbury / (ˈtɪlbərɪ, -brɪ) / noun an area in Essex, on the River Thames: extensive docks; principal container port of the Port of London Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tilbury wagon, truck, rickshaw, buggy, dray, gig, dolly, barrow, pushcart, handcart, tumbrel, palanquin, wheelbarrow, gurney, curricle, two-wheeler
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tilbury

noun, plural til·bur·ies.

Origin of tilbury

Words nearby tilbury

Example sentences from the Web for tilbury

British Dictionary definitions for tilbury (1 of 2)

noun plural -buries

Word Origin for tilbury

British Dictionary definitions for tilbury (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to tilbury