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Peake

British  
/ piːk /

noun

  1. Mervyn. 1911–68, English novelist, poet, and illustrator. In his trilogy Gormenghast (1946–59), he creates, with vivid imagination, a grotesque Gothic world

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“For us, another highlight is capex to potentially install a small copper circuit to process copper from the highly prospective Peake copper deposit” for around US$50 million, it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In October, Efan met his hero, retired British European Space Agency astronaut Peake, during a book tour event after waiting "outside on the backstage door".

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

It was at this meeting that Peake told Efan the practical steps on how to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The novel arrangement of horns and strings, which Perren, Thomas Sellers and Don Peake scored, gave the orchestra a new, more engaged and sophisticated role on disco recordings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Among the men put with us was George Peake, one of the founders of the South African Coloured People’s Organization, a Treason Trialist, and most recently a member of the Cape Town City Council.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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