Telford

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Talford, Telfort === Etymology === From Old French taille fer, meaning "(he who) cuts iron" or "iron-cleaver"; used as a nickname for a man who could cleave clean through the armour of his foe. The second syllable was eventually reanalysed as native English 'ford'. (road): Named after Thomas Telford, a famous civil engineer. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Telford (countable and uncountable, plural Telfords) (countable) A characteristical surname. A new town in Telford and Wrekin borough and the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England, named after Thomas Telford (OS grid ref SJ7008). A locality in the Shire of Moira, Victoria, Australia. A place in the United States: A borough in Bucks County and Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, named after Thomas Telford. A census-designated place in Washington County, Tennessee, named after state senator George Whitfield Telford. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington, named after cattleman M. A Telford. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === Telford (uncountable) (attributive) A road pavement having a surface of small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with fragments of stone wedged tightly in the interstices. a Telford road ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ====