"Beeching" meaning in All languages combined

See Beeching on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Beechings [plural]
Etymology: Topographic surname from either Old English bæc (“stream, brook”) or bēċe (“beech”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|bæc||stream, brook}} Old English bæc (“stream, brook”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Beeching (plural Beechings)
  1. A surname from Old English.
    Sense id: en-Beeching-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41
  2. (UK, rail transport) The Beeching Axe; the closure of many branch lines in the UK in the mid-20th century. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-Beeching-en-name-OfELRDOP Categories (other): British English Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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