Stort

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proper noun

A river in Essex and Hertfordshire, England, which joins the River Lea near Hoddesdon.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in Essex and Hertfordshire, England, which joins the River Lea near Hoddesdon.

Origin

A back-formation from Bishop's Stortford; apparently the river's original name was the Stour.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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