Churchill

[chur-chil, -chuhl]

noun

1. Caryl, born 1938, English playwright and feminist theorist.

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

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

4. Winston, 1871–1947, U.S. novelist.

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

6. Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 15,638 feet (4,766 meters).

7. a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. About 1,000 miles (1,600 km) long.

8. 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.

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

Churchill

¹

/ ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /

noun

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

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

3. John. See (1st Duke of) Marlborough 2

4. 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)

5. 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

Churchill

²

/ ˈtʃɜːtʃɪl /

noun

1. Former name: Hamilton River. 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)

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

Example Sentences

Before Churchill told the British in his celebrated peroration that "we shall never surrender," he had not spared them from the truth that they had suffered a "colossal military disaster".

From BBC

For Churchill, an avid collector of rare and exotic animals, the platypus's intrigue only made him more desperate to have one – or six – for his menagerie.

From BBC

Notable historical figures, such as Sir Winston Churchill on the current fiver, have featured on banknotes since 1970 but could be on the way out.

From BBC

A 2008 poll in Britain found almost a quarter thought Winston Churchill was fake, while a majority of Britons believed Sherlock Holmes was real.

From Los Angeles Times

He was eventually selected as the Conservative candidate for Epping, a seat once held by Sir Winston Churchill.

From BBC