Davenport

Dav·en·port  (dvn-pôrt, -prt)

A city of eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River opposite Moline and Rock Island, Illinois. It grew rapidly after the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi was completed in 1856. Population: 97,700.

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dav·en·port  (dvn-pôrt, -prt)

n.

1. A large sofa, often convertible into a bed.

2. A small desk.

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[From obsolete davenport, a small writing desk, probably from the name of the manufacturer.]

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davenport

Noun

1. Chiefly Brit a writing desk with drawers at the side

2. Austral, US & Canad a large sofa [sense 1 supposedly after Captain Davenport, who commissioned the first ones]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Davenport - a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island Hawkeye State, IA, Iowa - a state in midwestern United States
	2.	davenport - a small decorative writing desk desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
	3.	davenport - a large sofa usually convertible into a bed chesterfield - an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests sofa bed, convertible - a sofa that can be converted into a bed

Translations

davenport [ˈdævnpɔːt] n → escritorio;

(US) (= sofa); sofá m