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Edgeway

Edgeway

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A last name that some people have
  • proper noun
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  • The Edgeway family has lived in this town for generations.
  • Edgeway Station

Examples

  • Many members of the Edgeway family are well-known artists.

  • Emily Edgeway was awarded for her contributions to local history.

  • We'll be back at Edgeway soon.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • And the dominoes might be falling toward Edgeway Station.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • We'll have heavy snow this afternoon. "We'll surely be back at Edgeway by four o'clock," she'd said.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Edgeway Station itself was in no imminent danger.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • This was not the first time that all but one of the expedition members had left Edgeway to conduct an experiment in the field, but on previous occasions, someone other than Gunvald had remained behind.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • He maintained the electronic data-gathering equipment at Edgeway, and having designed the explosive devices, he was the only one who could deal with them in full confidence if something went wrong.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The epicenter had been thirty-five miles nearer Edgeway than that of the initial shaker.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The trip out from Edgeway Station, which lay four air miles to the northeast of their temporary camp, six miles by snowmobile past ridges and deep chasms, had not been difficult.

    Fiction book (2000)

Surface Forms

Edgeway main

Etymology

Edgeway is a family name made from the everyday words edge and way, which mean 'edge' and 'path' or 'road'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a family who lived by a path at the edge of a field or town, which is why the name became a surname.