Dumbarton

[ duhm-bahr-tn ]

/ dʌmˈbɑr tn /

noun

Also Dun·bar·ton

[duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/. Also called Dum·bar·ton·shire

[duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in W Scotland.

a city in W Scotland, near the Clyde River: shipbuilding.

Example sentences from the Web for dumbarton

Sitting apart were the King's justiciary and the sheriff of Dumbarton.

The Thirsty Sword |Robert Leighton
Beyond we had the same intricate view as before, and could discover Dumbarton rock with its double head.

Recollections of a Tour Made in Scotland A.D. 1803 |Dorothy Wordsworth
Mary herself, after a fruitless effort to reach Dumbarton, fled southwards to find a refuge in Galloway.

History of the English People |John Richard Green
Bushel thought proper to retreat to the castle of Dumbarton, and was pursued above five miles hy the enraged multitude.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. |Tobias Smollett

On the eighteenth day of June, 1791, Mr. Napier was born in the town of Dumbarton.

Western Worthies |J. Stephen Jeans

British Dictionary definitions for dumbarton

Dumbarton

/ (dʌmˈbɑːtən) /

noun

a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire near the confluence of the Rivers Leven and Clyde: centred around the Rock of Dumbarton, an important stronghold since ancient times; engineering and distilling. Pop: 20 527 (2001)

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Dumbarton

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