Fairlie

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UK/ˈfɛːli/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS2055).
  3. A small town in Mackenzie district, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. An unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States.
nounFairlie (plural Fairlies)

plural Fairlies

  1. rail transportA design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.

    Class "R" 0-6-4 single Fairlie No. 28, built by Avonside in 1879, as working for the Timaru Harbour Board in 1940

    1954 August, J. B. Snell, “The New Zealand Government Railways—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 559, photo caption
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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