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burnside

/ˈbɝnˌsaɪd/

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What does burnside mean?

noun

  1. A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.

proper noun

  1. A suburban area in north-west Houghton-le-Spring, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3350).
  2. A small settlement south-west of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS5811).
More meanings (29)

proper noun

  1. A settlement near Thurso, Highland council area (not found on maps).
  2. A hamlet near Methven, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO0125).
  3. A small settlement between Milnathort and Gateside, Perth and Kinross council area (OS grid ref NO1608).
  4. A small settlement on Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU2778).
  5. A suburban area of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire council area (OS grid ref NS6260).
  6. A settlement in eastern West Lothian council area (OS grid ref NT0971).
  7. A coastal community in Burnside-St. Chads, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  8. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
  9. A neighbourhood of Dartmouth, Halifax regional municipality, Nova Scotia.
  10. A community in Severn township, Simcoe County, Ontario.
  11. A census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
  12. A community area in Chicago, Illinois.
  13. An unincorporated community in Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois.
  14. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Iowa.
  15. A minor city in Pulaski County, Kentucky.
  16. An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
  17. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lapeer County, Michigan.
  18. An unincorporated community in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
  19. A township in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
  20. A minor borough and township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.
  21. A town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.
  22. A suburb of Nambour, Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland.
  23. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  24. A local government area (the City of Burnside) in South Australia, which includes the suburb.
  25. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria.
  26. A townsite in the South West region, Western Australia.
  27. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury.
  28. An industrial suburb of Dunedin, Otago.
  29. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a burn (stream), or in any of the Scottish towns.
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He then followed the army to Antietam, and from that battle-field to Fredericksburg, where he hauled ammunition during the terrible disaster under General Burnside.
Harvey RileyThe Mule: A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be PutProject Gutenberg ebook #10878
Even Dr. Holmes, John Whittier, Henry W. Longfellow, John Lothrop Motley, George William Curtis, and General Burnside were persuaded to appear one or more times, although they refused to receive pay.
Russell H. ConwellAcres of Diamonds: Our Every-day OpportunitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #368
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It had been originally intended to erect it in the neighbouring town of Boroughstoness, but as there might be prying eyes there, and Watt wished to do his work in privacy, determined "not to puff," he at length fixed upon an outhouse still standing, close behind the mansion, by the burnside in the glen, where there was abundance of water and secure privacy.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404