Ascot

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæskət/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈæskət, -kɑt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Ascot': (askət); 'ascot': (askət, -kot)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ascot / ˈæskət/
  1. a town in S England, in Bracknell Forest unitary authority, Berkshire: noted for its horse-race meetings, esp Royal Ascot, a four-day meeting held in June. Pop: 8755 (2001)
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as•cot /ˈæskət, -kɑt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga tie or scarf with broad ends looped to lie flat one upon the other, sometimes held with a pin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
as•cot  (askət, -kot),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
  • so called from the fashionable dress worn at the Ascot races 1905–10

As•cot  (askət),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names, Sporta village in SE Berkshire, in S England: annual horse races.

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