metonymy

Pronunciation: US [meˈtɑnəmi] UK [meˈtɒnəmi]

n.Metonymy (using a name to refer to the closely related subject, such as the White House for the US President)
WebMetonymy; metonymy and metaphor

Definitions in English

n.	1. expressions in which you refer to something using the name of something else that is closely related to it, as, for example, when reporters use the expression the White House to refer to the U. S. president

'Stokes', the name of the inventor..has, by metonymy, come to mean the trench mortar gun itself.
Source: Athenaeum

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