Brunton

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proper noun

A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).

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Brunton compass
OriginOld English burna →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper nounBrunton (countable and uncountable, plural Bruntons)

plural Bruntons

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).
    3. countableuncountableA hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.
nounBrunton (plural Bruntons)

plural Bruntons

  1. informalSynonym of Brunton compass.

    USING A BRUNTON AS A PROTRACTOR If you find yourself without a protractor for plotting rays on a map in the field—as you must do when triangulating—you can first field-orient your map and then use the Brunton as a protractor […]

    2009, Tom Freeman, Procedures in Field Geology, page 13

    Synonyms: Brunton compass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Brunton compass.

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Brunton compass

Origin

  1. Old Englishburna“stream”
  2. EnglishBrunton

From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.

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Cite this entry
APA

Brunton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunton

MLA

“Brunton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brunton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunton.

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