Braidwood

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proper noun

A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).

OriginOld English brād →
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Meanings

proper nounBraidwood (countable and uncountable, plural Braidwoods)

plural Braidwoods

  1. countableuncountableA village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).
  2. countableuncountableA city and nuclear power plant in Will County, Illinois, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
  4. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrād“broad”
  2. EnglishBraidwood

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wudu (“wood”).

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APA

Braidwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Braidwood

MLA

“Braidwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Braidwood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Braidwood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Braidwood.

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