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storrow

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

Of a vehicle: to collide with a bridge; to perform a bridge strike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, New-England, US, humorous

Examples

  • The most amusing thing on our trip to the dentist was watching a truck storrow beneath a low bridge and get shaved like a tin can.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Storrow Drive in Boston, Massachusetts, a parkway containing multiple low-clearance bridges which are infamous for being struck by moving vans as college students move into the city. This parkway is in turn named for businessman James J. Storrow, whose widow Helen opposed its construction.