Stanhope — The name Stanhope can refer to many places, people, and things.Places* Stanhope, Victoria, Australia * Stanhope, Prince Edward Island, Canada * Stanhope, County Durham, England, UK * Stanhope, Kent, England, UK * Stanhope, Peeblesshire, Scotland … Wikipedia
Stanhope — Stan hope (st[a^]n h[=o]p; colloq. st[a^]n [u^]p), n. A light two wheeled, or sometimes four wheeled, carriage, without a top; so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stanhope — [stan′hōp΄, stan′əp] n. [after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787 1864), Eng clergyman for whom the first was built] a light, open carriage drawn by one horse, with two low wheels and one seat, popular in 19th cent. England and the U.S … English World dictionary
Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl, Viscount Stanhope Of Mahon, Baron Stanhope Of Elvaston — ▪ British politician and scientist born Aug. 3, 1753, London, Eng. died Dec. 15, 1816, Chevening, Kent radical English politician and noted experimental scientist, a brilliant eccentric in both capacities. The second but eldest… … Universalium
stanhope — /stan hohp , stan euhp/, n. a light, open, one seated, horse drawn carriage with two or four wheels. [1795 1805; named after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787 1864), British clergyman] * * * … Universalium
Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl — born Aug. 3, 1753, London, Eng. died Dec. 15, 1816, Chevening, Kent English politician and inventor. A member of the House of Commons (1780–86), where he was known as Lord Mahon until inheriting his father s title, he became chairman of the… … Universalium
stanhope — [ stanəp, həʊp] noun historical a light open horse drawn carriage for one person, with two or four wheels. Origin C19: named after the English clergyman Fitzroy Stanhope, for whom the first one was made … English new terms dictionary
stanhope — stan•hope [[t]ˈstænˌhoʊp, ˈstæn əp[/t]] n. trs a light, open, one seated, horse drawn carriage with two or four wheels • Etymology: 1795–1805; after Fitzroy Stanhope (1787–1864), British clergyman … From formal English to slang
stanhope — /ˈstænəp/ (say stanuhp) noun a kind of light, two wheeled, open, one seat carriage hung on four springs. {named after Fitzroy Stanhope, 1787–1864, English clergyman for whom it was first made} …
stanhope — n. a light open carriage for one with two or four wheels. Etymology: Fitzroy Stanhope, Engl. clergyman d. 1864, for whom the first one was made … Useful english dictionary
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