Etymology

storrow

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Today it means: Of a vehicle: to collide with a bridge; to perform a bridge strike. Full definition →

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The story

From Storrow Drive in Boston, Massachusetts, a parkway containing multiple low-clearance bridges which are infamous for being struck by moving vans as college students move into the city. This parkway is in turn named for businessman James J. Storrow, whose widow Helen opposed its construction.

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