BOW STREET RUNNER

Meaning of BOW STREET RUNNER in English

[ 'bəʊ ]

■ noun historical, informal a London policeman.

Origin

named after Bow Street in London, site of the chief metropolitan magistrates' court.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BOW STREET RUNNER — noun also bow street officer ˈbō- Usage: usually capitalized B&S Etymology: from Bow Street, London, England : a London policeman …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOW STREET RUNNER — ˌBow Street ˈrunner BrE AmE noun a member of the first police force in London, set up in 1748
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOW STREET RUNNER — n. (also Bow Street officer) hist. a London policeman. [Bow Street in London, containing the chief metropolitan police-court]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOW STREET RUNNER — n. (also Bow Street officer) hist. a London policeman. [ Bow Street in London, containing the chief metropolitan police-court ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOW STREET RUNNER — n. (also Bow Street officer) hist. a London policeman. Etymology: Bow Street in London, containing the chief metropolitan police-court
Oxford English vocab
BOW — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) bow and arrow Bow porcelain Bow River {{link=Medicine Bow Mountains">Medicine Bow Mountains
Английский словарь Британика
STREET — I. ˈstrēt, usu -ēd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English strete, from Old English strǣt; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOW — I. ˈbau̇ verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English bowen, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STREET — — streetless , adj. — streetlike , adj. /street/ , n. 1. a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOW — bow 1 — bowedness , n. — bowingly , adv. /bow/ , v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STREET — I. ˈstrēt noun Etymology: Middle English strete, from Old English strǣt, from Late Latin strata paved road, from Latin, feminine …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOW — I. ˈbau̇ verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būgan; akin to Old High German biogan to bend, Sanskrit bhujati …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUNNER — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. : one that runs : racer b. : base runner c. : ballcarrier 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUNNER — noun any cursorial bird. 2. runner ·noun a smuggler. 3. runner ·noun a detective. 4. runner ·noun a messenger. 5. …
Webster English vocab
BOW — vi to manage the bow. 2. bow ·vi to play (music) with a bow. 3. bow ·vi to stop. 4. …
Webster English vocab
STREET — [street] n [ME strete, fr. OE straet, fr. LL strata paved road, fr. L, fem. of stratus, pp.--more at stratum] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUNNER — [run.ner] n (14c) 1 a: one that runs: racer b: base runner c: ballcarrier 2. a: messenger b: one that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOW — [bow] vb [ME, fr. OE bugan; akin to OHG biogan to bend, Skt bhujati he bends] vi (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RUNNER — any of certain species of fishes in the family Carangidae (order Perciformes), which also includes the jacks, amberjacks, and pompanos. …
Britannica English vocabulary
STREET — street, Street BrE AmE striːt ▷ streets striːts —Unlike all other words referring to thoroughfares, street is usually not accented …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RUNNER — runner BrE AmE ˈrʌn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ runner|s z ▶ ˈ runner bean, ˌ•• ˈ• BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOW — I . / baʊ; NAmE / verb , noun —see also bow (II) ■ verb 1. [ v ] bow …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREET — / striːt; NAmE / noun ( abbr. St , st ) a public road in a city or town that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUNNER — / ˈrʌnə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a person or an animal that runs, especially one taking part in a race …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREET — street S1 W1 /striːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stræt ] 1 . a public …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUNNER — run ‧ ner /ˈrʌnə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ run , ↑ rerun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOW — I. bow 1 /baʊ/ BrE AmE verb 1 . [intransitive] to bend the top part of your body forward in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STREET — n. 1 a a public road in a city, town, or village. b this with the houses or other buildings …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUNNER — n. 1 a person who runs, esp. in a race. 2 a a creeping plant-stem that can take root. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOW — n. & v. --n. 1 a a slip-knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STREET — n. 1 a a public road in a city, town, or village. b this with the houses or other buildings …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUNNER — n. 1 a person who runs, esp. in a race. 2 a a creeping plant-stem that can take root. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOW — v. & n. v. 1 intr. incline the head or trunk, esp. in greeting or assent or acknowledgement of applause. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOW — n. & v. n. 1 a a slip-knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with this. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STREET — n.1 a a public road in a city, town, or village. b this with the houses or other buildings on …
Oxford English vocab
RUNNER — n.1 a person who runs, esp. in a race. 2 a a creeping plant-stem that can take root. b a …
Oxford English vocab
BOW — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a slip-knot with a double loop. b a ribbon, shoelace, etc., tied with …
Oxford English vocab
BOW — I. BENDING OR SUBMITTING /baʊ/ ( bows, bowing, bowed) 1. When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREET — ( streets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A street is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUNNER — ( runners) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A runner is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREET — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A ~ is a road …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
STREET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a city street ▪ Traffic was moving slowly along the city streets. a crowd lines …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUNNER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES drug runner long-distance runner runner bean COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE front ▪ The new …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STREET — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , wide ▪ narrow ▪ bustling , busy , congested , crowded ▪ pedestrian , pedestrianized …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BOW — I. noun 1 act of bowing ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , low ▪ little , slight , small ▪ formal , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STREET — See ↑ ROAD/PATH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back street • ↑ cul-de-sac/dead end/dead end street • ↑ high street • …
Longman Activator English vocab
RUNNER — n. 25B6; noun the runners were limbering up : ATHLETE, sprinter, hurdler, racer, jogger. a strawberry runner : SHOOT, offshoot, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STREET — See: BACK STREET, CROSS STREET, MAN IN THE STREET, ON EASY STREET, SIDE STREET, STOP STREET, THROUGH STREET.
Словарь английских идиом
STREET
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUNNER — сущ. 1) а) бегун, участник состязания в беге distance, long-distance runner ≈ бегун на длинные дистанции Syn : racer б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOW — I 1. сущ. 1) поклон (наклон какой-л. части тела в знак чего-л., обычно уважения, подчинения) She received him with bows …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STREET
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUNNER — runner.ogg ʹrʌnə n 1. 1> бегун, участник состязания в беге 2> рысак 2. 1> посыльный, курьер; рассыльный 2> ист. гонец …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOW — bow.ogg _I 1. bəʋ n 1. 1> лук ( оружие ) 2> pl лучники, стрелки из лука 2. 1> что-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUNNER — 1) литниковая система: литник: питатель; литниковый ход 2) шлакоуловитель 3) (спускной) жёлоб; лоток 4) водитель ( транспортного средства ) 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOW — 1) дуга, изгиб || гнуть, выгибать 2) метал. ухват ( разливочного ковша ) 3) архит. эркер 4) архит. арка 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RUNNER — 1) литниковая система: литник: питатель; литниковый ход 2) шлакоуловитель 3) (спускной) жёлоб; лоток 4) водитель (транспортного средства) 5) горн. подкатчик (вагонеток); откатчик (вагонеток) 6) подвеска …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BOW — 1) дуга, изгиб || гнуть, выгибать 2) метал. ухват (разливочного ковша) 3) архит. эркер 4) архит. арка 5) строит. продольное коробление 6) строит. гибкий шаблон …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RUNNER — 1) бегун 2) бегунок 3) движок 4) канат полиспаста 5) колесо 6) направляющая 7) продольный брус кузова • - iron runner - pick-up runner - runner opening - slag runner - slit …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BOW — 1) дуга, изгиб || гнуться, изгибаться 2) электр. бугель, пантограф 3) лук (оружие) 4) лучник, стрелок из лука 5) нос, носовая часть (судна) 6) смычок 7) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Concise Oxford English vocab

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