Springfield

[ spring-feeld ]

noun
  1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River.

  2. a city in SW Missouri.

  1. a city in and the capital of Illinois, in the central part.

  2. a city in W Ohio.

  3. a city in W Oregon.

  4. a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.

  5. a town in N Tennessee.

  6. a town in SE Vermont.

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How to use Springfield in a sentence

  • Manufacture of the motorcycle upon a commercial scale forthwith commenced in the bicycle manufactory at Springfield, Mass.

  • He reached Springfield in safety and there joined a wagon train en route for Rolla, guarded by a detachment of fifty cavalry.

  • Up around Springfield, seventy-five miles away, and Schofield's orders are to hold this position at all hazards.

  • Three days later I got a report on the water from a chemist in Springfield; it was pure.

    The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • Some miles out of Springfield the train stopped at a small station.

    From Farm to Fortune | Horatio Alger Jr.

British Dictionary definitions for Springfield

Springfield

/ (ˈsprɪŋˌfiːld) /


noun
  1. a city in S Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River: the site of the US arsenal and armoury (1794–1968), which developed the Springfield and Garand rifles. Pop: 152 157 (2003 est)

  2. a city in SW Missouri. Pop: 150 867 (2003 est)

  1. a city in central Illinois, capital of the state: the home and burial place of Abraham Lincoln. Pop: 113 586 (2003 est)

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