Meanings
proper noun
- An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London.
Origin
- Middle Englishheth“heath”
- EnglishHeathrow
Named after the hamlet of Heath Row, which was obliterated for construction of the airport. From Middle English heth (“heath”) + rew (“row”).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هِيثْرُو
- هِيثْرُو (hīṯrū)airport in England
Bulgarian Хи́йтроу
- Хи́йтроу (Híjtrou)airport in England
Chinese Mandarin 希思羅 /希思罗
- 希思羅 /希思罗 (Xīsīluó)airport in England
Dutch Heiderij
- Heiderijairport in England
German Heidereihe
- Heidereiheairport in England
Greek Χίθροου
- Χίθροου (Chíthroou)airport in England
Hindi हीथ्रो
- हीथ्रो (hīthro)airport in England
Japanese ヒースロー
- ヒースロー (Hīsurō)airport in England
Korean 히드로
- 히드로 (Hideuro)airport in England
Russian Хи́троу
- Хи́троу (Xítrou)airport in England
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Heathrow
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Heathrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heathrow
MLA
“Heathrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heathrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Heathrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Heathrow.
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