burton

B3U1R1T1O1N1
UK/ˈbɜː.tən/US/ˈbɝ.tən/

noun

An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.

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Meanings

burton1

nounburton (plural burtons)

plural burtons

  1. archaicAn arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship.

Burton2

proper noun
  1. An English habitational surname from Old English for someone who lived in any of several places with that name.
  2. A male given name.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A locality in Navajo County, Arizona.
    2. A former town in Rabun County, Georgia, now submerged.
    3. An unincorporated community and inactive township in Howard County, Missouri.
  4. A place in Canada:
    1. A settlement in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia.
    2. A rural community and parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
  5. A number of places in England and Wales:
    1. A small village in Duddon and Burton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ5163).
    2. A village on the Wirral Peninsula in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3174).
    3. A civil parish (served by Burton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK9674).
    4. A hamlet in Bamburgh parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NU1733).
    5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Burton upon Trent: a civil parish and market town in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire.
    6. A village in Nettleton parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8179).
    7. A hamlet in Mere parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8232).
    8. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9805).
    9. A village in Rossett community, Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3557).
  6. A place in Australia:
    1. A rural locality in Isaac Region, Queensland.
    2. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia.

Origin

Usually from Old English burhtun (fortified farmstead, farmstead near or belonging to a stronghold or manor), from burh + tun.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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