name
Remington
REH-mihng-tuhn
name
1
A surname, notably borne by the American Western artist Frederic Remington and the Remington Arms company.
"The museum has a wall of Remington bronzes depicting cowboys and horses."
noun
1
A firearm made by the Remington Arms company.
"He kept an old Remington rifle in the gun cabinet."
How to Use Remington
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly refers either to the Remington gun brand or the artist Frederic Remington.
Word Forms
Remingtons plural
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Etymology
From the English surname Remington, originally from Rimington, meaning roughly "settlement by the boundary stream."
Rhymes for Remington
Lexington
Arlington
Eddington
Ellington
Wellington
Washington
Darlington
Huntington
Kensington
Harrington
Carrington
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