Pershing

[ pur-shing -zhing ]

noun

1. John Joseph Blackjack, 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
2. Military.
   1. a 46-ton (42-metric ton) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90 mm gun.
   2. a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

Pershing

¹

/ ˈpɜːʃɪŋ /

noun

1. PershingJohn Joseph18601948MUSMILITARY: general John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860–1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917–19)

Pershing

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noun

1. a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead

Example Sentences

December 2021, for instance, was “remarkably weird,” according to Pershing, with a clear climate change fingerprint on balmy temperatures across much of the upper midwest.

From Time

Pershing also argued in his court briefs that Carter did file an internal administrative complaint to contest his firing.

From Washington Blade

The official advised Carter and Pershing to file the discrimination case in a lawsuit in court, the lawsuit says.

From Washington Blade

He has been in a very public battle over nutritional supplement maker Herbalife with Pershing Square's William Ackman.

From The Daily Beast

We learn more about Pershing's postwar speech-making than we ever learned about his wartime war-making.

From The Daily Beast

Pershing was committed to this second decision by his prior decision to deploy the AEF as an independent corps.

From The Daily Beast

As commander of the American Expeditionary Force, Pershing made two all-important and bitterly controversial decisions.

From The Daily Beast

These two great decisions, the most momentous of Pershing's life, occupy about four pages of Gene Smith's book.

From The Daily Beast

His cable dispatch which began, "They will never call him Papa Pershing," did not get by the censors.

From Project Gutenberg

This action was confirmed by cabled instructions from Gen. Pershing.

From Project Gutenberg

It may be mentioned that the design for the Pershing shoe was completed in 30 days.

From Project Gutenberg

On October 4th, Pershing launched an attack on his whole army front.

From Project Gutenberg

At this juncture Pershing's big frame rounded the corner of the station.

From Project Gutenberg