Windsor

Examples

• All

• The resulting pileup virtually closes the border, generating roadway chaos throughout metropolitan Windsor and Detroit.

  Academic text (2000)

• Why don't we all drive down to Windsor for lunch?

  Dial M for Murder (1954)

• And my first speaking was in, it was in Canada, Windsor, Canada, right across.

  Team Coco

• There was a point that came where he said, "Can I come stay with you in Windsor with your parents?"

  The Stones and Brian Jones (2024)

• A few days after arriving in Windsor, they were on their way again.

  Fiction book (1998)

• We are going to Windsor for my uncle's birthday party.

  The Young Victoria (2009)

• I grew up in Windsor, Ontario, and often we visited, shopped, and attended the Detroit culture scene.

  Blog text (27)

• We are going to Windsor for my uncle's birthday party.

• Why don't we all drive down to Windsor for lunch?

• A few days after arriving in Windsor, they were on their way again.

Compounds

W

Windsor knot

1 4.4

A wide, triangular knot for tying a tie that gives a formal look

D

Duchess of Windsor

1 8.6

A title held by Wallis Simpson after she married Edward VIII and he left the throne

D

Duke of Windsor

1 8.4

A title given to Edward VIII after he left the throne to marry Wallis Simpson

H

House of Windsor

1 3.9

The royal family that has ruled the United Kingdom and other countries in the Commonwealth since 1917

W

Windsor chair

1 5.1

A wooden chair with a solid seat and a back of thin upright rods

W

Windsor eyeglasses

• Archaic

7.7

Small round glasses with thin metal or tortoiseshell frames and a vintage look

W

Windsor green

• Specialized

9.0

A bright light green used as a paint colour

W

Windsor spectacles

• Archaic

7.7

Round glasses with thin metal frames and a simple bridge like John Lennon wore

W

Windsor tie

5.3

A wide necktie often tied in a large knot for formal occasions

Surface Forms

Etymology