Telford, Thomas Syllabification: (Tel·ford, Thomas)Pronunciation: /ˈtelfərd/Definition of Telford, Thomas (1757–1834), Scottish civil engineer. He built hundreds of miles of roads, more than a thousand bridges, and some canals, including the Caledonian Canal across Scotland that opened in 1822. Telford, Thomas in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Telford, Thomas in the British & World English dictionary
