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Bradshaw

name · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B R AE1 D SH AO2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

The name of some places in Northern England.

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7312).

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name

Meaning 2

The name of some places in Northern England.

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0830).

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name

Meaning 3

The name of some places in Northern England.

A hamlet in Longsdon parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ9455).

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name

Meaning 4

The name of some places in Northern England.

A hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0514)

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name

Meaning 5

A habitational surname from Old English derived from these places.

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name

Meaning 6

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.

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Meaning 7

A number of places in the United States:

A village in York County, Nebraska.

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Meaning 8

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Montgomery County and Roanoke County, Virginia.

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name

Meaning 9

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.

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Meaning 10

A number of places in the United States:

A town in McDowell County, West Virginia.

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noun

Meaning 11

A former railway guide and timetable published by George Bradshaw. Publication ceased in May 1961.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

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verb

Meaning 12

To navigate by following railway lines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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  • Near-synonym: IFR

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History

Etymology

From Old English brād + sceaga (“thicket”), equivalent to broad + shaw.

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