Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
King en · NOUN
Pronunciation
/kɪŋ/
Meanings
(qualifier:World War II era; joint US/RAF; World War II era; joint US/RAF) radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter K.
The title of a king.
As we climbed the Marykirk Bank Ogilvie spoke of the passes leading over to Deeside, and of the Royal deer forests around Balmoral; then, with mingled pride and modesty, he added, "I've driven the King seven times." 1947 January and February, O. S. Nock, “"The Aberdonian" in Wartime”, in Railway Magazine, page 8:
One, a grant by Archbishop Wulfred to that community, is datable to 825x32; while the other two (both copies of the same document) record an agreement between Archbishop Ceolnoth and Kings Egbert and Æthelwulf which was enacted in 838. 2001, Richard Gameson, editor, The Codex Aureus: An Eighth-Century Gospel Book, Rosenkilde and Bagger, →ISBN, page 76:
(countable, uncountable) An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the king's household.
So when King – who had been in Atlanta for “Bloody Sunday” – telegrammed Parks about returning to Alabama to take part in a third mass march from Selma to Montgomery, her immediate answer was “Why, of course.” 2015 March 5, Douglas Brinkley, “Selma’s historic bridge deserves a better name”, in CNN, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2015:
The Russians clinched the victory when Vera Zvonareva rallied to defeat Vania King, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, in the first reverse singles match, giving her team a 3-0 lead. […] After Russia went ahead, 3-0, Ahsha Rolle defeated Elena Vesnina, 6-3, 6-4, then King paired with Liezel Huber to beat Vesnina and Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7-6 (3), 6-4, in the doubles. 2008 April 28, Associated Press, “Russia Tops U.S. to Reach Fed Cup Final”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2018:
(UK, countable, uncountable) King class, a class of steam locomotives once used on the GWR which were all named after kings.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Stokes County and Forsyth County, North Carolina.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A neighbourhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A township in the Regional Muncipality of York, Ontario, Canada.
(countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A village on New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.