BASINGSTOKE

Meaning of BASINGSTOKE in English

Basingstoke BrE AmE ˈbeɪz ɪŋ stəʊk AmE \ -stoʊk

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BASINGSTOKE — County: Hampshire Post Code: RG21
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BASINGSTOKE! — Calm down. Chill out. From the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Ruddigore. Basingstoke! was an agreed-upon code word used on Mad …
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BASINGSTOKE AND DEANE — borough and district, administrative and historic county of Hampshire, England, west-southwest of London. The borough is largely rural but includes …
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WARTON, THOMAS, THE YOUNGER — born Jan. 9, 1728, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng. died May 21, 1790, Oxford poet laureate from 1785 and author of the …
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SILCHESTER — village (parish) in Basingstoke and Deane borough, in the northern part of the administrative and historic county of Hampshire, England, …
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SCOTT, DUNKINFIELD HENRY — born , Nov. 28, 1854, London, Eng. died Jan. 29, 1934, Basingstoke, Hampshire English paleobotanist and leading authority of his …
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RUSHMOOR — borough (district), administrative and historic county of Hampshire, southern England. It occupies part of the extreme northeastern corner of the …
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LANCASTER, SIR JAMES — born c. 1554, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng. died June 6, 1618, London merchant who commanded the first English vessel to reach …
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HAMPSHIRE — Hampshire ram. breed of medium-wool, dark-faced, hornless sheep originating in Hampshire, England. It is large and blocky and, as a …
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BLATCH, HARRIOT EATON STANTON — born Jan. 20, 1856, Seneca Falls, N.Y., U.S. died Nov. 20, 1940, Greenwich, Conn. ne Harriot Eaton Stanton leader in …
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BARNEY, NORA STANTON BLATCH — born Sept. 30, 1883, Basingstoke, Hampshire, Eng. died Jan. 18, 1971, Greenwich, Conn., U.S. ne Nora Stanton Blatch American civil …
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TOOL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a propaganda tool (= an organization or type of communication that is used to …
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THEATRE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a theatre critic British English , a theater critcic American English (= of plays ) …
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TERRITORY
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SUSTAIN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sustained campaign (= lasting a long time ) ▪ The organization has mounted a …
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SURGERY
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SNOWFALL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE heavy ▪ There were heavy snowfalls in areas which never expect to see such …
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SCORE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a test result/score ▪ The test results are out on Friday. cut-off date/point/score etc …
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RECEPTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a reception area (= a desk where visitors arriving in a hotel or large organization …
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RAILWAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rail/railway tunnel ▪ the 15km long Gotthard railway tunnel a railway bridge British English …
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RAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a curtain rail/pole/rod (= a long stick for hanging a curtain ) ▪ Velvet …
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PRECISION — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES With surgical precision ▪ With surgical precision he cut four inches off the legs …
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PENALTY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES death penalty ▪ Three Britons are facing the death penalty for spying. draconian measures/controls/penalties etc …
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KEYHOLE SURGERY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Advances in keyhole surgery and laser treatment mean much speedier recovery. ▪ Basingstoke and North …
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KEYHOLE
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INSTRUMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES instrument panel musical instrument optical instruments ▪ microscopes and other optical instruments percussion instruments ▪ …
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INJURY
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IMPOSSIBLE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an impossible dream (= about something that cannot happen ) ▪ Having a number …
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HOST
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HEAVY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/major/serious/heavy blow ▪ The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism …
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GAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ball game ▪ He’s always watching ball games on TV. a championship game/match …
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