Slough

See also: slough

English

Etymology

From Middle English Slo, perhaps related to the noun slough (“marsh”) (referring to the land) or to sloe (referring to bushes).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: slou, IPA(key): /slaʊ/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun

Slough

  1. A town in east Berkshire, England (formerly Buckinghamshire), close to Heathrow Airport.
  2. A unitary authority and borough of Berkshire, the Slough Borough Council. [1]

References

  1. ^ Borough map

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