burton : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: burton	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for burton
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Burton n English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890) Synonym(s): Burton, Richard Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984) Synonym(s): Burton, Richard Burton a strong dark English ale
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burton \Bur"ton\, n. [Cf. OE. & Prov. E. bort to press or indent anything.] (Naut.) A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys, the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of the running part.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Burton, MI (city, FIPS 12060) Location: 42.99670 N, 83.61959 W Population (1990): 27617 (10840 housing units) Area: 60.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burton, NE (village, FIPS 7310) Location: 42.91136 N, 99.59060 W Population (1990): 9 (5 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Burton, OH (village, FIPS 10436) Location: 41.47055 N, 81.14640 W Population (1990): 1349 (543 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44021 Burton, SC (CDP, FIPS 10360) Location: 32.42043 N, 80.74411 W Population (1990): 6917 (2702 housing units) Area: 30.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29902 Burton, TX (town, FIPS 11536) Location: 30.17934 N, 96.59727 W Population (1990): 311 (175 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 77835