Swindon

[ swin-duh n ]

/ ˈswɪn dən /

a town and unitary authority in Wiltshire, in S England.

Example sentences from the Web for swindon

While the train from Swindon to London is a challenge for anyone, it becomes life threatening for Christopher.

Book Bag: How to Survive—Five Stories About Unlikely Survivors |Claire Cameron |February 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I shall go by the nine o'clock local to Swindon, and on by the night mail to town.

The Dash for Khartoum |George Alfred Henty
From Swindon we came up into the down-country; and these downs rise higher even than the Cotswold.

Rural Rides |William Cobbett
He went to Chippenham and Swindon, and then by the train to Loring.

The Vicar of Bullhampton |Anthony Trollope

Mr. Swindon at this side; Mr. Nipkin's name comes underneath.

Roland Cashel |Charles James Lever
The station is as dull: a melancholy wooden structure, oval-roofed, somewhat like the biggest engine-house at Crewe or Swindon.

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold

Swindon

/ (ˈswɪndən) /

a town in S England, in NE Wiltshire: railway workshops, high technology. Pop: 155 432 (2001)

a unitary authority in S England, in Wiltshire. Pop: 181 200 (2003 est). Area: 230 sq km (89 sq miles)