martel
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of martel
1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *martellus, diminutive of Latin martulus, marculus hammer
Example Sentences
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This adventure tale of a boy trying to survive a shipwreck with the help of his imagination and a few of the surviving animals of his family’s zoo translated into purely theatrical terms the fable-like enchantment of Yann Martel’s 2002 Booker Prize-winning novel.
From Los Angeles Times
On the 600 block of North Martel Avenue in the Fairfax District, tucked between two towering modern properties, is a brown, Spanish-style stucco home that has drawn the attention of neighbors because of the three-foot high stacks of garbage bags strewn throughout the front yard.
From Los Angeles Times
In addition to Chemerinsky and Polsky, the researchers are represented by the San Francisco law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein as well as Farella Braun and Martel.
From Los Angeles Times
The natural world is aswirl in “Life of Pi,” a marvelously inventive stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s 2002 Booker Prize-winning novel.
From Los Angeles Times
May 6-June 1 “Life of Pi” at Ahmanson Theatre June 3-June 15 Segerstrom Center for the Arts Visual enchantment, achieved through ingenious theatrical means, is the great reward of this stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel by playwright Lolita Chakrabarti.
From Los Angeles Times
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