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Wainwright en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”). The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

Meanings

  1. Any of the 214 fells (hills and mountains) described in A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–1966), often visited as a form of peak bagging.

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wikipedia: Grand Trunk Pacific Railway

Wainwright en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈweɪnɹaɪt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”). The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

Meanings

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation
  2. A municipal district (Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61) and town therein, in Alberta, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama.
  4. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in North Slope Borough, Alaska.
  5. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
  6. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Milton Township, Jackson County, Ohio.
  7. A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Warwick Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  8. A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.

Synonyms

Cartwright · Wainman

wikipedia: Grand Trunk Pacific Railway