SURREY

surrey

(noun) a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats

Surrey

(noun) a county in southeastern England on the Thames

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Surrey

An inland county of South East England bordered by Greater London, Hampshire, Kent, West Sussex, East Sussex and Berkshire.

A city in British Columbia, Canada, near Vancouver.

A city in North Dakota, United States

Etymology

Noun

surrey (plural surreys)

(historical) A light horse-drawn carriage with forward-facing seats accommodating two or four people, popular in the United States; a motorized carriage of similar design.

Source: Wiktionary


Sur"rey, n.

Definition: A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated) somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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