telford

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛlfəd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tel′fərd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tel•ford  (tel′fərd),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Civil Engineeringnoting a form of road pavement composed of compacted and rolled stones of various sizes.
  • after Thomas Telford (1757–1834), Scottish engineer 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Telford / ˈtɛlfəd/
  1. a town in W central England, in Telford and Wrekin unitary authority, Shropshire: designated a new town in 1963. Pop: 138 241 (2001)
Telford / ˈtɛlfəd/
  1. Thomas. 1757–1834, Scottish civil engineer, known esp for his roads and such bridges as the Menai suspension bridge (1825)
'telford' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Menai Strait - Shropshire - Telford and Wrekin - Wrekin

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