Stour (stour, st r, st r) A river, about 64 km (40 mi) long, of southeast England emptying into the North Sea in two channels enclosing the Isle of Thanet. |
stour [staʊə] Scot, stoor [stuːr]
n Scot and northern English dialect
1. turmoil or conflict
2. dust; a cloud of dust
[from Old French estour armed combat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sturm storm]
Stour [staʊə]
n
1. (Placename) Also called Great Stour a river in S England, in Kent, rising in the Weald and flowing N to the North Sea: separates the Isle of Thanet from the mainland
2. (Placename) any of several smaller rivers in England
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