burg
burg
Definition
burg (bʉrg)
noun
- Obsolete a fortified or walled town
- ☆ Informal a city, town, or village, esp. one regarded as quiet, unexciting, etc.
burg
Usage Examples
Preposition: from
- damnation: Only a priest and the headmaster of a local youth hostel can stop the devilish deeds and save the burg from eternal damnation.
Converse of object
- nestle: The story begins in Twilight Town, a quiet burg nestled between night and day.
- save: Only a priest and the headmaster of a local youth hostel can stop the devilish deeds and save the burg from eternal damnation.
Adjective modifier
- quiet: February in new quiet burg of disco bar adventure.
Noun used with modifier
- ice: Photo: Martin Rickard 2006 Enlarge Passing another ice burg in poor visability.
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