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1940 Royal Navy destroyer class
The Town-class destroyers were a group of 50 destroyers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy that were in service during the Second World War
Town-class_destroyer
Ship class
Göteborg-class destroyer that were classified as a "Town-class destroyer" and because of this classified as "Modified Town-class destroyers", (modifierad
Visby-class_destroyer
Destroyer class of the US Navy
Gleaves-class destroyers were a class of 66 destroyers of the United States Navy built 1938–42, designed by Gibbs & Cox. The first ship of the class was USS Gleaves
Gleaves-class_destroyer
Destroyer class of the US Navy
The Wickes-class destroyers were a class of 111 destroyers built by the United States Navy in 1917–1919. Together with the six preceding ships of the
Wickes-class_destroyer
Swedish naval ship class (1936–1968)
two new destroyers. The destroyers were given names of Swedish coast towns and so this class was called Stadsjagare ("Town-class destroyers"). The first
Göteborg-class_destroyer
WWII Allied Atlantic convoy escort
Ex-Brazilian destroyers: HMS Harvester & Havelock Town-class destroyer: HMS Ripley Canadian River-class destroyer: HMCS Saguenay Town-class destroyer: HMS Burwell
Escort_group
Destroyer class of the US Navy
The Clemson class was a series of 156 destroyers (six more were cancelled and never begun) built at the end of World War I, the majority of which served
Clemson-class_destroyer
World War II anti-submarine initiative
Escort Group B-3: H-class destroyer Harvester with Town-class destroyer Georgetown, B-class destroyer Bulldog, and Flower-class corvettes Heartsease
Mid-ocean_escort_force
Ship class
The G- and H-class destroyers were a group of 18 destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. Six additional ships being built for the Brazilian
G_and_H-class_destroyer
a list of destroyer classes. Catamarca class— 2 ships La Plata class — 2 ships Cervantes class — 2 ships, ex-Churruca class Mendoza class— 3 ships Buenos
List_of_destroyer_classes
7U class Destroyer - 18 operational in July 1941 Opytny class Destroyer Ognevoy class Destroyer Town class Destroyer Regele Ferdinand class Destroyer Yakov
Soviet World War II destroyers
Soviet_World_War_II_destroyers
Royal Navy destroyer used in the St. Nazaire Raid
HMS Campbeltown was a Town-class destroyer of the Royal Navy (RN) during the Second World War. She was originally US destroyer USS Buchanan, and was one
HMS_Campbeltown_(I42)
Topics referred to by the same term
Australian light cruisers Town-class cruiser (1936), a group of 10 British light cruisers Town-class destroyer, a group of American destroyers transferred to other
Town_class
Destroyer class of the US Navy
The Caldwell class was a class of six "flush deck" United States Navy destroyers built during World War I and shortly after. Four served as convoy escorts
Caldwell-class_destroyer
Class of destroyers of the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy
The Battle class were a class of destroyers of the British Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), named after naval or other battles fought by
Battle-class_destroyer
Topics referred to by the same term
Town-class cruiser can refer to: Town-class cruiser (1910) Town-class cruiser (1936) Town-class destroyer This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Town-class_cruiser
and H-class destroyer I-class destroyer Tribal-class destroyer J-, K- and N-class destroyer L and M-class destroyer Hunt-class destroyer Town-class destroyer
List of classes of British ships of World War II
List_of_classes_of_British_ships_of_World_War_II
List of ships with the same or similar names
navy have been named HMCS St. Croix. HMCS St. Croix (I81) (I) was a Town-class destroyer that was originally commissioned as USS McCook (DD-252) until transfer
HMCS_St._Croix
List of ships with the same or similar names
with a third announced: HMS Campbeltown was a Town-class destroyer, formerly the Wickes-class destroyer USS Buchanan of the United States Navy. She was
HMS_Campbeltown
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Wickes (DD-75) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal
USS_Wickes_(DD-75)
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Twiggs (DD–127) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Major Levi Twiggs. She was
USS_Twiggs_(DD-127)
Wickes-class destroyer
War II service first to the Royal Navy as HMS Richmond (G88), a Town-class destroyer, and then to the Soviet Navy as Zhivuchy. Named in honor of Rear
USS_Fairfax
Ship class
The Sleipner class was a class of six destroyers built for the Royal Norwegian Navy from 1936 until the German invasion in 1940. The design was considered
Sleipner-class_destroyer
At the start of World War II, the Royal Navy operated a range of destroyer classes. Some of these were legacies of World War I, some were designed during
British World War II destroyers
British_World_War_II_destroyers
Wickes-class destroyer
Wickes-class destroyer of the United States Navy that entered service just after World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy becoming the Town-class destroyer
USS_Thomas_(DD-182)
at the Yarrow shipyard at Cubitt Town, London, before its move to the Clyde. The class consisted of four destroyers: Lonchi, Nafkratousa, Sfendoni and
Thyella-class_destroyer
Wickes-class destroyer
War II. She served in the Royal Navy as HMS Charlestown (I21), a Town-class destroyer. Named after Commodore Joel Abbot, she was laid down on 5 April 1918
USS_Abbot_(DD-184)
Wickes-class destroyer
Agreement she was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as the Town-class destroyer HMCS Annapolis. The second Navy ship to be named for Alexander Slidell
USS_MacKenzie_(DD-175)
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Hopewell (DD–181) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, entering service in 1919. After a brief active life, the ship
USS_Hopewell_(DD-181)
Wickes-class destroyer
later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Columbia, as a Town-class destroyer. Named for Jonathan Haraden, she was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding
USS_Haraden_(DD-183)
Wickes-class destroyer
USS Maddox (DD–168) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Georgetown
USS_Maddox_(DD-168)
Wickes-class destroyer
World War II, the vessel was transferred to the Royal Navy as a Town-class destroyer named HMS Newark, being scrapped after the end of the war in 1947
USS_Ringgold_(DD-89)
service entry may be used instead. Parsons, Luann (9 April 1981). "Abbot I (Destroyer No. 184)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History
List of ship commissionings in 1940
List_of_ship_commissionings_in_1940
Wickes-class destroyer
USS Williams (DD-108) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy entering service in 1919, and was the second ship to bear the name. Following
USS_Williams_(DD-108)
1940 agreement between the US and UK
"four-pipers" after their four funnels), the destroyers became the British Town class and were named after towns common to both countries. US President Franklin
Destroyers-for-bases_deal
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Yarnall (DD–143) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lincoln
USS_Yarnall_(DD-143)
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
7 May the escort force was joined by five ships from Iceland and the destroyers of 3 EG, which were to take over escort duties from the Western Approaches
Convoy_OB_318
Wickes-class destroyer
later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS St. Mary's (I-12), a Town-class destroyer. Named for Ensign Worth Bagley, she was launched 19 October 1918
USS_Bagley_(DD-185)
reflection of sound waves. By the start of World War II in 1939, most British destroyers and smaller vessels were fitted with it in a variety of different sets
List_of_British_Asdic_systems
Subclass of the A-class destroyers
The three Charger-class destroyers were all ordered by the British Admiralty on 12 October 1893 and on completion in early 1896 they served with the Royal
Charger-class_destroyer
Clemson-class destroyer
The first USS McCook (DD-252) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Entering service in 1919, the ship had a brief active life before
USS_McCook_(DD-252)
Wickes-class destroyer
honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, USS Aaron Ward (DD-132) was a Wickes-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. In 1940, she was transferred
USS_Aaron_Ward_(DD-132)
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Kalk (DD–170) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Hamilton
USS_Kalk_(DD-170)
Wickes-class destroyer
USS Crowninshield (DD-134) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy between World War I and World War II. She was named for Benjamin Williams
USS_Crowninshield
List of ships with the same or similar names
Royal Navy ships: a destroyer and a submarine. HMS Churchill (I45) was a Town-class destroyer during World War II. It was named for towns of that name common
HMS_Churchill
Clemson-class destroyer
The second USS Bancroft (DD-256) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, which briefly served in 1919. Placed in reserve, the ship lay
USS_Bancroft_(DD-256)
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Herndon served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17. She was later
USS_Herndon_(DD-198)
Caldwell-class destroyer
USS Conner (DD-72), a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy, and later in the Royal Navy as HMS Leeds. The first US Navy ship named
USS_Conner_(DD-72)
This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, organised chronologically by entry into service. In 1913, the surviving members
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
List_of_destroyer_classes_of_the_Royal_Navy
Hunt-class destroyer
HNoMS Eskdale (pennant number L36) was an escort destroyer of the Type III Hunt class. The destroyer served with the Royal Norwegian Navy. It was sunk
HNoMS_Eskdale
Wickes-class destroyer
for Thomas Claxton, was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Entering service in 1919, the destroyer saw intermittent use during the interwar
USS_Claxton_(DD-140)
Wickes-class destroyer
USS Robinson (DD-88) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Navy, as HMS Newmarket (G47). She was the
USS_Robinson_(DD-88)
List of ships with the same or similar names
HMCS Annapolis. HMCS Annapolis (I04) (I) (ex-USS MacKenzie) was a Town-class destroyer that served in the Second World War and was scrapped in 1945. HMCS Annapolis (DDH
HMCS_Annapolis
List of ships with the same or similar names
units have been named HMCS Columbia. HMCS Columbia (I49) (I) was a Town-class destroyer that was originally commissioned as USS Haraden (DD-183) until transfer
HMCS_Columbia
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
officer), the Town-class destroyer HMS Leamington, the V and W-class destroyer HMS Veteran and R-class destroyer HMS Skate and S-class destroyer HMS Saladin
Convoy_SC_42
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Hunt (DD-194) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She also served in the United States Coast Guard, as
USS_Hunt_(DD-194)
Clemson-class destroyer
The second USS Aulick (DD-258) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burnham
USS_Aulick_(DD-258)
List of ships with the same or similar names
First World War and sunk on 17 July 1917. HMS Newmarket (G47), a Town-class destroyer provided under lend-lease from the US Navy in 1940 and scrapped in
HMS_Newmarket
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Welborn C. Wood (DD-195) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She served with the United States Coast Guard
USS_Welborn_C._Wood
Caldwell-class destroyer
USS Craven (DD-70), later renamed USS Conway (DD-70), a Caldwell-class destroyer, was in commission in the United States Navy from 1918 to 1922 and briefly
USS_Craven_(DD-70)
Clemson-class destroyer
The first USS Laub (DD-263) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Burwell
USS_Laub_(DD-263)
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
Allied warship numbers at this early stage in the war, convoys received destroyer escorts only on the last three days of their journey. Jervis Bay with
Convoy_HX_84
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Evans (DD–78) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Mansfield
USS_Evans_(DD-78)
shipwrecks in 1945 instead. Parsons, Luann (9 April 1981). "Abbot I (Destroyer No. 184)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History
List of ship decommissionings in 1945
List_of_ship_decommissionings_in_1945
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
to France by depth charge attacks from the corvette HMS Verbena and a destroyer (either HMS Churchill or HMS Burnham). Upon learning that a strong escort
Convoy_HX_126
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Tillman (DD–135) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Senator Benjamin Tillman. Transferred to the
USS_Tillman_(DD-135)
List of ships with the same or similar names
during WWI HMS Chesterfield (I28) was a Town-class destroyer, originally the US Navy's Clemson-class destroyer USS Welborn C. Wood. She was transferred
HMS_Chesterfield
Clemson-class destroyer
The third USS Rodgers (DD-254) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, transferred to the Royal Navy and served as HMS Sherwood (I80)
USS_Rodgers_(DD-254)
Wickes-class destroyer
USS Sigourney (DD–81) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for James Butler Sigourney
USS_Sigourney_(DD-81)
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
group consisting of the Town-class destroyer HMCS Columbia (Lt Cdr SW Davis as Senior Officer Escort), and seven Flower-class corvettes; HMCS Wetaskiwin
Convoy_SC_48
The Cricket class and following classes of coastal destroyers were a series of small torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) intended to complement the Royal Navy's
Cricket-class_destroyer
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Branch (DD-197) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy that entered service in 1920. After a short active life, Branch was placed
USS_Branch_(DD-197)
HMS Avenger – Billy Budd, 1962 HMS Ballantrae – British Royal Navy Town-class destroyer in Gift Horse, 1952 Barracuda – Up Periscope, 1959 Batavia Queen –
List_of_fictional_ships
Clemson-class destroyer
The first USS Welles (DD-257) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Cameron
USS_Welles_(DD-257)
States Navy Wasp Essex-class aircraft carrier Reserve Recommissioned in 1951 18 February Royal Navy Newark Town-class destroyer Scrapped 18 February Royal
List of ship decommissionings in 1947
List_of_ship_decommissionings_in_1947
Historical class of ships in British Navy
The Hawthorn M (or Mansfield) Class were a class of two destroyers built for the Royal Navy under the pre-war 1913-14 Programme for World War I service
Hawthorn_M-class_destroyer
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Satterlee (DD-190) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, entering service in 1919. After brief service until 1922, the ship was
USS_Satterlee_(DD-190)
Clemson-class destroyer
The first USS McCalla (DD-253) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Stanley (I73) during
USS_McCalla_(DD-253)
Clemson-class destroyer
USS Mason (DD-191) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Broadwater
USS_Mason_(DD-191)
Fubuki-class destroyer
twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I. Construction of the advanced Fubuki-class destroyers was authorized
Japanese destroyer Shinonome (1927)
Japanese_destroyer_Shinonome_(1927)
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Hale (DD–133) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Caldwell
USS_Hale_(DD-133)
Wickes-class destroyer
The second USS Foote (DD–169) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS
USS_Foote_(DD-169)
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
Group C-4 consisting of the River-class destroyer Ottawa and the Town-class destroyer St. Croix with the Flower-class corvettes Amherst, Arvida, Sherbrooke
Convoy_ON_127
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Thatcher (DD–162) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Niagara.
USS_Thatcher_(DD-162)
List of ships with the same or similar names
transferred from the US Navy in 1940 as a Town-class destroyer, decommissioned in 1944; named for towns of that name in the United Kingdom and the United
HMS_Mansfield
Remnants fighting with the Allies in WWII
Force, to engage in the Battle of the Atlantic. These included five Town-class destroyers operated by the Royal Navy which had been transferred to the Norwegians
Norwegian armed forces in exile
Norwegian_armed_forces_in_exile
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Cowell (DD–167) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS
USS_Cowell_(DD-167)
Caldwell-class destroyer
USS Stockton (DD-73), a Caldwell-class destroyer, in commission in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1922 — seeing service in World War I — and briefly
USS_Stockton_(DD-73)
1955 novel by Alistair MacLean
destroyers. HMS Portpatrick, a Town-class destroyer, another obsolete US World War I design. HMS Baliol, a Type 1 Hunt-class destroyer described as "diminutive"
HMS_Ulysses_(novel)
Japanese naval vessel
The Akatsuki-class destroyers (暁型駆逐艦, Akatsukigata kuchikukan) was a class of two torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) of the Imperial Japanese Navy, built in
Akatsuki-class destroyer (1901)
Akatsuki-class_destroyer_(1901)
Naval Institute Press, ISBN 978-1-55750-884-3 Hill, Roger P. (1986), Destroyer Captain, Periscope Publishing, ISBN 1-904381-25-1 Hague, Arnold (2000)
Convoy_PQ_17_order_of_battle
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
of the Treasury-class cutter Bibb, the Town-class destroyer Beverley, the V-class destroyers Vanessa and Vimy and four Flower-class corvettes, Abelia
Convoy_SC_118
Convoy during naval battles of the Second World War
Burdock (K126) Royal Navy Flower-class corvette 18 Jun 1941 28 Jun 1941 HMS Chelsea (I35) Royal Navy Town-class destroyer 09 Jul 1941 12 Jul 1941 HMS Convolvulus (K45)
Convoy_SL_78
List of ships with the same or similar names
ship. HMS Brighton (I08) was a Town-class destroyer during the Second World War HMS Brighton (F106) was a Rothesay-class frigate launched in 1959 and scrapped
HMS_Brighton
Clemson-class destroyer
The first USS McLanahan (DD-264) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy and transferred to the Royal Navy where she served as HMS Bradford
USS_McLanahan_(DD-264)
Wickes-class destroyer
The first USS Philip (DD–76) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Lancaster
USS_Philip_(DD-76)
Greek naval vessel (1942–1945)
Adrias (Greek: ΒΠ Αδρίας) was a Type III Hunt-class destroyer that was originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Border but never commissioned. Before
Greek_destroyer_Adrias_(L67)
1989 Type 22 or Broadsword class frigate of the Royal Navy
The ship's bell of the first HMS Campbeltown, a Second World War Town-class destroyer famous for her role in the St Nazaire Raid, was loaned from Campbelltown
HMS_Campbeltown_(F86)
World War II-era escort group in the Royal Canadian Navy
Canadian Flower-class corvettes and Bangor-class minesweepers were assigned to the WLEF. Town-class destroyers St. Clair, Columbia, and Niagara were assigned
Western_Local_Escort_Force
List of ships with the same or similar names
service in 1881 and was renamed Pandora. HMS Newport (G54) was a Town-class destroyer transferred from the United States Navy in 1940. She was lent to
HMS_Newport
TOWN CLASS-DESTROYER
TOWN CLASS-DESTROYER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Boone.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Close 1.German : variant of Kloss.
Surname or Lastname
English (northern) and Scottish
English (northern) and Scottish : variant of Town.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Lovin, Old English Lēofhūn, composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + hūn ‘bear cub’.English : habitational name from the city of Louvain in Belgium (Dutch Leuven).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval personal name Classe, a short form of Nicholas. See also Clayson.Variant of Klaas or Klass, North German forms of Claus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for a downland dweller, from Old English dūn ‘down’, ‘low hill’. See also Downer.English : variant of Dunn 2.Scottish : possibly a habitational name from Doune in Perthshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Towne.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
People's victory.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in a village, as opposed to an outlying farm or hamlet, from Middle English toun (Old English tūn, which originally meant ‘fence’ and then ‘enclosure’, although the sense ‘settlement, village’ was already firmly established in the Old English period)
Boy/Male
English
From the thom tree.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Tow.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Thorny Tree; Tender; Gracious; Good
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : topographic name from Middle Low German plas ‘place’, ‘open square’, ‘street’.South German (also Pläss) : from a short form of the medieval personal name Blasius.English : variant of Place 3.
Male
Hebrew
(×ï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name OWN means "vigor" or "wealth." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah group.
Surname or Lastname
English (Leicestershire)
English (Leicestershire) : variant of Towne.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Cass, a short form of Cassandra. This was the name (of uncertain, possibly non-Greek, origin) of an ill-fated Trojan prophetess of classical legend, condemned to foretell the future but never be believed; her story was well known and widely popular in medieval England.
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Male
German
Short form of German Niclaus, CLAUS means "victor of the people."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, Vietnamese
Complete; Mathematics
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower, from Old English glæs ‘glass’ (akin to Glad, referring originally to the bright shine of the material), Middle High German glas.Irish and Scottish : Anglicized form of the epithet glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’ or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.German : altered form of the personal name Klass, a reduced form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Glass ‘glass’, or a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower.
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v. t.
Variant of Clasp
n.
A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the public crier of a town.
p. p. & a.
Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
a.
Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down grade; a down train on a railway.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze.
n.
To arrange in classes; to classify or refer to some class; as, to class words or passages.
v. t.
Anything made of glass.
a.
Of the rank or degree below the best highest; inferior; second-rate; as, a second-class house; a second-class passage.
a.
Downcast; as, a down look.
v. t.
A looking-glass; a mirror.
a.
Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope.
v. t.
To case in glass.
adv. & prep.
The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.
n.
A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower classes.
v. t.
To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a clasp).
v. t.
To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.
adv. & prep.
The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.
n.
One of the sections into which a church or congregation is divided, and which is under the supervision of a class leader.
n.
To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.