Farragut

[ far-uh-guht ]

noun

1. David Glasgow, 1801–70, U.S. admiral: won the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay for the Union in the U.S. Civil War.

Example Sentences

Many of our 300 students walked across the street to school from their homes in the Farragut housing projects.

From The Daily Beast

Based on the Broadway play Farragut North, does this adaptation work as well as the original material?

From The Daily Beast

Look at Farragut in the Civil War, facing death in the rigging that he might see the enemy!

From Project Gutenberg

Farragut chose the sloop-of-war Hartford for his flagship and sailed merrily away for the mighty river.

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Two years and more afterward Farragut fought another great battle.

From Project Gutenberg

And in that way the gallant Farragut was chosen to command the fleet to be sent to capture the great city of the South.

From Project Gutenberg

When Farragut had sailed his fleet into the river, he made ready for the great fight before him.

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