1. plural of bourn: small streams or brooks
Usage: chiefly British
2. plural of bourn: goals, destinations, or boundaries
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The ancient map showed several bourns flowing through the valley.
• Clear bourns bubbled down from the hillside springs.
• The shepherd knew every bourn and path in the countryside.
• Medieval pilgrims traveled toward distant bourns.
• Small bourns carved channels through the meadow.
• The poet wrote of life’s final bourns and boundaries.