surrey

UK: 'surrey', 'Surrey': /ˈsʌri/

US: /ˈsɜri, ˈsʌri/

US: (sûr′ē, sur′ē)

Inflections of 'surrey' (n): npl: surreys

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sur•rey /ˈsɜri, ˈsʌri/   n. [countable] , pl. -reys. 

1. Transport a light, four-wheeled, two-seated, horse-drawn carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sur•rey  (sûr′ē, sur′ē), n., pl. -reys. 

1. Transport a light, four-wheeled, two-seated carriage, with or without a top, for four persons.

• after Surrey, England 1890–95

Sur•rey  (sûr′ē, sur′ē), n. 

1. Biographical Earl of (Henry Howard), 1517?–47, English poet.
2. Place Names a county in SE England, bordering S London. 1,000,700;
   648 sq. mi. (1680 sq. km).

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surrey / ˈsʌrɪ/ noun

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage having two or four seats

Etymology: 19th Century: shortened from Surrey cart, after Surrey, where it was originally made

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Surrey / ˈsʌrɪ/ noun

1. a county of SE England, on the River Thames: urban in the northeast; crossed from east to west by the North Downs and drained by tributaries of the Thames. Administrative centre: Kingston upon Thames. Pop: 1 064 600 (2003 est). Area: 1679 sq km (648 sq miles)

Surrey / ˈsʌrɪ/ noun

1. Earl of, title of Henry Howard. ?1517–47, English courtier and poet; one of the first in England to write sonnets. He was beheaded for high treason