Whereon
[weər'ɒn] or [hwɛər'ɔn]
Definition
(adv.) On which; -- used relatively; as, the earth whereon we live.
(adv.) On what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereon do we stand?
Checker: Thomas
Examples
- There is no railway out of London whereon the carriages run so smoothly, and on which the passengers are so conveniently accommodated, as on the Great Western. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- These men had been taught from infancy to revere, almost to worship, the holy places whereon their happy eyes were resting now. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- For that purpose, the surface whereon the deposition is to be made is smeared over with sweet oil, or with black lead. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Before you is a marble slab, which covers the Stone of Unction, whereon the Saviour's body was laid to prepare it for burial. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But the mind within was beginning to use it as a mere waste tablet whereon to trace its idiosyncrasies as they developed themselves. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- At all events, Helena will never marry him, said Maurice abruptly, whereon the King turned on him in surprise. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Yet we were not quite wrong in seeking a scene like this, whereon to close the drama. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- In constructing the Britannia Bridge, Mr. Stephenson took advantage of a rock midway from shore to shore, whereon to erect the central pier. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
Checker: Thomas