Glenn

[ glen ]

noun
  1. John (Herschel, Jr.), 1921–2016, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.

  2. a male or female given name.

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Glenn

/ (ɡlɛn) /


noun
  1. John. born 1921, US astronaut and politician. The first American to orbit the earth (Feb, 1962), he later became a senator (1975–99) and in 1998 returned to space at the age of 77

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