Heathrow

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Heathrow

/ˈhiːθɹoʊ/
/ˌhiːθˈɹoʊ/

Rhymes with -əʊ

Where it comes from

Named after the hamlet of Heath Row, which was obliterated for construction of the airport. From Middle English heth (“heath”) + rew (“row”).

proper noun

An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: london, longford, hatton cross, hillingdon, harefield, hayes, south harefield, northolt, northwood, bushey heath, hounslow, biggin hill, sipson, harlington, blackheath, haringey

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name airport in England

한국어	히드로 Hideuro
日本語	ヒースロー Hīsurō
中文	希思羅 /希思罗 Xīsīluó
हिन्दी	हीथ्रो hīthro
Deutsch	Heidereihe
Ελληνικά	Χίθροου Chíthroou
Русский	Хи́троу Xítrou
العربية	هِيثْرُو hīṯrū

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@misc{heathrow_2026,
  title = {Heathrow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heathrow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}