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winchester
/ˈwɪnˌtʃɛstɚ/
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What does winchester mean?
noun
- A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
- A bottle holding a Winchester quart.
- Out of ordinance.
More meanings (23)
proper noun
- A local government district with borough status in Hampshire; in full, the City of Winchester.
- Ellipsis of Winchester College, a prestigious public school in Winchester.
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A city, the county seat of Scott County, Illinois.
- A city in White River Township, the county seat of Randolph County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Iowa.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky.
- A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Winchester, Iowa.
- A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
- A township and village therein, in Adams County, Ohio, named after Winchester, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
- A ghost town in Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee.
- A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Virginia.
- The First, Second, or Third Battle of Winchester in the American Civil War.
- A former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of Deloraine-Winchester.
- A village in North Dundas township, eastern Ontario, Canada.
- A small town in Timaru district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
noun
- (dated) A hard disk.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwɪnˌtʃɛstɚ/
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It was seen early in the morning, rushing over Winchester eastward, a line of flame high in the atmosphere.
Speak, Winchester, for boiling choler chokes The hollow passage of my poison’d voice By sight of these our baleful enemies.
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Among these was that Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, who had been imprisoned in the last reign for holding to the unreformed religion.
F. and I each planted a heavy bullet in his head; while B. sent a lighter Winchester bullet into the ribs.
He rose a second time, clambered to the nearest hilltop and sat down, drawing the blanket around him, and laying the Winchester across his knees.