bolton
/bɒltən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.65 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A place in the United Kingdom:
name
A place in the United Kingdom:
name
A place in the United Kingdom:
name
A place in the United Kingdom:
name
A place in the United Kingdom:
name
A place in the United Kingdom:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "But Bolton deserve real credit, seeking to take advantage of their jitters at every opportunity in typically determined fashion."
- "This was not the first disagreement between the ultra-hawkish Bolton and the occasionally more intervention-skeptic Trump."
Etymology
From Middle English Bodeltone (in the Domesday Book) etc., ultimately from Old English bolt, bold, botl, etc. (“home, hall, manor”) + -tun (“-ton: enclosure, town”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /bɒltən/