"Brunton" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Bruntons [plural]
Etymology: From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|burna||stream}} Old English burna (“stream”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Brunton (countable and uncountable, plural Bruntons)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Northumberland, England, Villages in England, Villages in Northumberland, England
    Sense id: en-Brunton-en-name-G~5R8pq2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 20 30 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 11 13 29 30
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Wiltshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Wiltshire, England
    Sense id: en-Brunton-en-name-4bEVo45E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 20 30 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 11 13 29 30
  3. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Fife, Scotland, Places in Scotland, Villages in Fife, Scotland, Villages in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Brunton-en-name-tyC6c7OF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 20 30 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 11 13 29 30
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Brunton-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 20 30 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 11 13 29 30

Noun [English]

Forms: Bruntons [plural]
Etymology: From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|burna||stream}} Old English burna (“stream”), {{m|ang|tūn||enclosure; settlement, town}} tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Brunton (plural Bruntons)
  1. (informal) Synonym of Brunton compass Tags: informal Synonyms: Brunton compass [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Brunton-en-noun-cDpoNl95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 11 20 30 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 11 13 29 30

Inflected forms

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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "2009, Tom Freeman, Procedures in Field Geology, page 13",
          "text": "USING A BRUNTON AS A PROTRACTOR\nIf you find yourself without a protractor for plotting rays on a map in the field—as you must do when triangulating—you can first field-orient your map and then use the Brunton as a protractor […]",
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        "Synonym of Brunton compass"
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        [
          "Brunton compass",
          "Brunton compass#English"
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        "(informal) Synonym of Brunton compass"
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