bourne
/bɔːrn/
noun
- A small stream or brook (alternative spelling of bourn).
- The bourne behind the cottage was full of fish.
- The sound of the bourne was soothing at night.
- We crossed the bourne on a wooden bridge.
- A boundary or limit (alternative spelling of bourn).
- The treaty set a bourne between the two nations.
- The fence marked the bourne of the property.
- Beyond that bourne lay unknown lands.
- A destination or goal (alternative spelling of bourn).
- His bourne was to become a doctor.
- The ship sailed toward its bourne across the ocean.
- They finally arrived at their bourne after weeks of travel.
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