/cherr"chil, -cheuhl/ , n.
1. John, 1st Duke of Marlborough , ( "Corporal John" ), 1650-1722, British military commander.
2. Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer) , 1849-95, British statesman (father of Winston L. S. Churchill).
3. Winston , 1871-1947, U.S. novelist.
4. Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) , 1874-1965, British statesman and author: prime minister 1940-45, 1951-55; Nobel prize for literature 1953.
5. a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) long.
6. Also called Churchill River . Formerly, Hamilton River . a river in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, flowing SE and N through Lake Melville to the Atlantic Ocean. ab. 600 mi. (965 km) long.
7. a seaport and railway terminus in NE Manitoba, on Hudson Bay at the mouth of this river. 1700.