Winterthur

[ vin-ter-too r; German vin-tuh r-toor ]

/ ˈvɪn tərˌtʊər; German ˈvɪn tərˌtur /

a city in Zurich canton, in N Switzerland, NE of Zurich.

Example sentences from the Web for winterthur

Their ancestral manor house near Winterthur is still in good condition.

The Story of Switzerland |Lina Hug
The Zurich forces attacked Winterthur, a Habsburg town, but owing to the absence of reinforcements sustained a severe defeat .

The Story of Switzerland |Lina Hug
His first halting-place was the little town of Winterthur, between Zurich and Constance.

Studies in Modern Music, Second Series |W. H. Hadow
We spent a day at Winterthur, which is a considerable municipal town, rendered lively by trade.

A tour through some parts of France, Switzerland, Savoy, Germany and Belgium |Richard Boyle Bernard

It is customary to convey the air-blast through a pipe leading to the ash-pit, as in the Winterthur apparatus (Fig. 92).

Gas-Engines and Producer-Gas Plants |R. E. Mathot

Winterthur

/ (German ˈvɪntərtuːr) /

an industrial town in NE central Switzerland, in Zürich canton: has the largest technical college in the country. Pop: 90 483 (2000)