tilbury

til·bur·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [til-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
- /ˈtɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/
- /ˈtɪl.bri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [til-ber-ee, -buh-ree]
- /ˈtɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri/

Definitions of tilbury word

noun plural tilbury a light two-wheeled carriage without a top. 1
noun tilbury a light two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage, seating two people 0
noun tilbury an area in Essex, on the River Thames: extensive docks; principal container port of the Port of London 0
noun tilbury a light, two-wheeled carriage for two persons, popular in the early 19th cent. 0

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Origin of tilbury

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800; named after its inventor, a 19th-century English coach-builder

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Parts of speech for Tilbury

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tilbury popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tilbury

noun tilbury

cart — A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals.
curricle — a two-wheeled open carriage drawn by two horses side by side
gurney — a flat, padded table or stretcher with legs and wheels, for transporting patients or bodies.
handcart — a small cart drawn or pushed by hand.
wheelbarrow — a frame or box for conveying a load, supported at one end by a wheel or wheels, and lifted and pushed at the other by two horizontal shafts.

All 5 Synonyms of tilbury