Definition of "Winchester"

A city in and the county town of Hampshire, England.

1. The City of Winchester, a local government district in Hampshire  examples

Any of the towns named after it, including:

1. A number of places in the United States:

   1. A census-designated place in Riverside County, California.  examples

   2. A city, the county seat of Scott County, Illinois.  examples

   3. A city in White River Township, the county seat of Randolph County, Indiana.  examples

   4. An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Iowa.  examples

   5. A home rule city, the county seat of Clark County, Kentucky.  examples

   6. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  examples

   7. A township in Norman County, Minnesota, named after Winchester, Iowa.  examples

   8. A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada.  examples

   9. A township and village therein, in Adams County, Ohio, named after Winchester, Virginia.  examples

   10. An unincorporated community in Bloomfield Township, Jackson County, Ohio.  examples

   11. A ghost town in Worthington Township, Richland County, Ohio.  examples

   12. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Tennessee.  examples

   13. A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Virginia.  examples

2. A small town in Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand.  examples

A habitational surname from Old English.  examples

A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.  quotations  examples

A bottle holding a Winchester quart.  examples

(computing, dated) A hard disk.  quotations  examples

(military, aviation) Out of ordinance.