Dumbarton [duhm-bahr-tn] EXAMPLES| noun Also Dun·bar·ton [duhn-bahr-tn] /dʌnˈbɑr tn/. Also called Dum·bar·ton·shire [duhm-bahr-tn-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈbɑr tnˌʃɪər, -ʃər/. a historic county in W Scotland. a city in W Scotland, near the Clyde River: shipbuilding. Liberaldictionary.com
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for dumbarton Historical Examples of dumbarton
My last stage was Inverary—to-morrow night’s stage Dumbarton.
Robert Burns
Dunbritton has been modified into Dunbertane, Dunbarton, Dumbarton.
The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
E. Rameur
Most of the persons were committed to ward in Edinburgh, Dumbarton, and other places.
The Works of John Knox, Volume 2 (of 6)
John Knox
He openly confessed his guilt, and was interned for life in Dumbarton Castle.
A. F. Murison
Kilmaronen is Kilmaronock, in the county and parish of Dumbarton.
Chaucer’s Works, Volume 5 (of 7) — Notes to the Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for dumbarton Dumbarton noun a town in W Scotland, in West Dunbartonshire near the confluence of the Rivers Leven and Clyde: centred around the Rock of Dumbarton, an important stronghold since ancient times; engineering and distilling. Pop: 20 527 (2001) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012