Fairfax

[ fair-faks ]

noun

1. Thomas 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1612–71, British general: commander in chief of the parliamentary army 1645–50.
2. Thomas 6th Baron Fairfax of Cameron, 1692–1782, English colonist in Virginia.
3. a town in NE Virginia.
4. a male given name.

Fairfax

/ ˈfɛəfæks /

noun

1. FairfaxThomas16121671MEnglishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax. 1612–71, English general and statesman: commanded the Parliamentary army (1645–50), defeating Charles I at Naseby (1645). He was instrumental in restoring Charles II to the throne (1660)

Example Sentences

When he returned to Fairfax after two years at other schools to become Mason’s head coach, he insisted that the Marshes move nearby in case his family had an emergency when he was out of town.

From Washington Post

The Fairfax police chief released the video over federal authorities’ objections.

From Washington Post

In Virginia, Fairfax and Loudoun counties reported 230 and 224 infections.

From Washington Post

In Fairfax, which enrolls 186,000, any student who ­chooses it will be able to return to classrooms for two days of in-person learning each week by March 16.

From Washington Post

Fairfax teachers associations are insisting that all employees receive both shots before heading back to campuses.

From Washington Post

That monster proved to be the same person who attacked the woman in Fairfax.

From The Daily Beast

He takes adult classes at Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and works at a furniture store.

From The Daily Beast

As he walked to his car and I turned right onto Fairfax Avenue, I honked my horn.

From The Daily Beast

Jacqueline Stellar from Fairfax, Virginia, expressed the same sentiment.

From The Daily Beast

Fairfax County, the most populous jurisdiction in the state, was once a Republican bastion.

From The Daily Beast

General Stoughton was in charge of an army of cavalry, infantry, and artillery, with headquarters at Fairfax Court-house.

From Project Gutenberg

Hooker had swung the army up to Fairfax and Centreville, moving on an inner circle, with Washington for a pivot.

From Project Gutenberg

In Fairfax county, Washington presided at a spirited meeting, and headed a subscription paper with his own gift of fifty pounds.

From Project Gutenberg

Lancelot's brother, George Fairfax Lee, had inherited their father's manor plantation.

From Project Gutenberg

"I certainly think Fairfax understood that I—" began Mr. Carr.

From Project Gutenberg