STOUR


Meaning of STOUR in English

n.

Function: geographical name

1 \ ' stu ̇ r \ river 47 mi (76 km ) SE England flowing E bet. Essex & Suffolk into the North Sea

2 \ ' stau ̇ r, ' stu ̇ r \ river 55 mi (88 km ) S England in Dorset & Hampshire flowing SE into Avon River

3 or Great Stour \ ' stu ̇ r also ' stau ̇ (- ə )r \ river 40 mi (64 km ) SE England in Kent flowing NE into the North Sea

4 \ ' stau ̇ (- ə )r, ' sto ̇ r \ river 20 mi (32 km ) cen England in Oxfordshire & Warwickshire flowing NW into Avon River

5 \ same as 4 \ river 20 mi (32 km ) W cen England flowing S into Severn River

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.