Shannon

[ shan-uhn ]

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noun

Claude El·wood [el, -w, oo, d], 1916–2001, U.S. applied mathematician: early developer of information theory.
a river flowing SW from N Ireland to the Atlantic: the principal river of Ireland. 240 miles (386 km) long.
international airport in W Ireland, near Limerick.
a female given name.

Shannon

/ ˈʃænən /

ShannonClaude (Elwood)19162000MUSSCIENCE: mathematician Claude ( Elwood ). 1916–2000, US mathematician, who first developed information theory

Shannon

/ ˈʃænən /

a river in the Republic of Ireland, rising in NW Co Cavan and flowing south to the Atlantic by an estuary 113 km (70 miles) long: the longest river in the Republic of Ireland. Length: 260 km (161 miles)

TLC promptly pulled the plug on the hit series and Shannon embarked on a press tour denying the claims.

The foreclosure-drama is a fascinating study of greed and class warfare, boasting excellent turns by Garfield and Shannon.

I hate to break the news, but Molly Shannon would definitely not make it through the zombie apocalypse.

Shannon and Reilly come off as natural partners, which is not surprising given their long onscreen history together.

Shannon Maureen Conley may have been trying to join her online boyfriend in the fight for ISIS.

Meeting with no resistance, the rebels again crossed the Shannon and went to Galway.

They suddenly crossed the Shannon, and cast off their English clothes with the remark, ‘Lie there for one year at least.’

The Shannon had cruised for eighteen months on the coast of America; the Chesapeake was newly out of harbor.

He paid particular attention to gunnery, and the "Shannon" ere long gained a unique reputation for excellence of shooting.

You will want to go out of my lines, Shannon, and you'll want to come back, so I'll fix it up for you.

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