Churchill

[ chur-chil, -chuh l ]

/ ˈtʃɜr tʃɪl, -tʃəl /

noun

Caryl,born 1938, English playwright and feminist theorist.

John, 1st Duke of Marlborough,Corporal John,1650–1722, British military commander.

Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer),1849–95, British statesman (father of Winston L. S. Churchill).

Winston,1871–1947, U.S. novelist.

Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer),1874–1965, British statesman and author: prime minister 1940–45, 1951–55; Nobel Prize in Literature 1953.

Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 15,638 feet (4766 meters).

a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. About 1000 miles (1600 km) long.

Also called Churchill River. Formerly Hamilton River. a river in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, flowing SE and N through Lake Melville to the Atlantic Ocean. About 600 miles (965 km) long.

a seaport and railway terminus in NE Manitoba, on Hudson Bay at the mouth of this river.

Example sentences from the Web for churchill

Following her upbringing at Chartwell, the Churchill family home in Kent, Mary Soames, according to Emma Soames, had “a good war.”

Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block |Tom Teodorczuk |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But perhaps the most spectacular lot in the sale is a silver jug, a birthday present to Churchill from his War Cabinet in 1942.

Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block |Tom Teodorczuk |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Artists and Churchill, in the right circumstances, got on like a house on fire.

Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block |Tom Teodorczuk |December 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To him, Churchill “was radical precisely because he was conservative” and “essentially a buccaneering Victorian Whig.”

Boris Johnson’s Churchill Man Crush |Michael F. Bishop |November 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Churchill said that meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening a bottle of Champagne—and so is reading The Churchill Factor.

Boris Johnson’s Churchill Man Crush |Michael F. Bishop |November 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
"Doctor Churchill had better be careful how he brags," Mrs. Fields declared, much gratified.

The Second Violin |Grace S. Richmond
He cited "the superb speech of Mr. Churchill" as evidence that "what is our last word is also the last word of the Government."

John Redmond's Last Years |Stephen Gwynn
Ah, Dr. Churchill, more often than at times did your mind wander!

The Eight-Oared Victors |Lester Chadwick
Mr. Temple read the copy through and then returned it to Mr. Churchill.

A Country Sweetheart |Dora Russell
But Dr. Churchill won his contention, and the episode became a closed one.

For the Honor of Randall |Lester Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for churchill (1 of 2)

Churchill ¹

/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl) /

noun

a river in E Canada, rising in SE Labrador and flowing north and southeast over Churchill Falls, then east to the Atlantic. Length: about 1000 km (600 miles) Former name: Hamilton River

a river in central Canada, rising in NW Saskatchewan and flowing east through several lakes to Hudson Bay. Length: about 1600 km (1000 miles)

British Dictionary definitions for churchill (2 of 2)

Churchill ²

/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl) /

noun

Caryl. born 1938, British playwright; her plays include Cloud Nine (1978), Top Girls (1982), Serious Money (1987), and Far Away (2000)

Charles. 1731–64, British poet, noted for his polemical satires. His works include The Rosciad (1761) and The Prophecy of Famine (1763)

John. See (1st Duke of) Marlborough 2

Lord Randolph. 1849–95, British Conservative politician: secretary of state for India (1885–86) and chancellor of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons (1886)

his son, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer). 1874–1965, British Conservative statesman, orator, and writer, noted for his leadership during World War II. He held various posts under both Conservative and Liberal governments, including 1st Lord of the Admiralty (1911–15), before becoming prime minister (1940–45; 1951–55). His writings include The World Crisis (1923–29), Marlborough (1933–38), The Second World War (1948–54), and History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1956–58): Nobel prize for literature 1953

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