Wallis

[wol-is, waw-lis]

noun

1. Harold Brent Hal, 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.

2. John, 1616–1703, English mathematician.

3. a male given name, form of Wallace.

4. a female given name.

Wallis

¹

/ ˈvalɪs /

noun

1. the German name for Valais

Wallis

²

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Sir Barnes ( Neville ). 1887–1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II

Example Sentences

Climbers ascending the Ober Gabelhorn mountain discovered human remains on October 15, the southern Wallis region's cantonal police said in a statement.

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In 2022, two human skeletons were found on glaciers in Wallis.

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Lancaster bombers flew more than 150,000 sorties between 1942 and 1945, including the famous Dambusters raid, which saw aircraft based at RAF Scampton attack a series of dams in Germany using engineer Barnes Wallis' so-called 'bouncing' bomb.

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The opera, which had its premiere at the Wallis on Wednesday night, is the latest in L.A.

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Growing up, the performer watched Shani Wallis play Nancy in the 1969 Oliver! film "every Christmas" but "never even allowed myself to dream of playing her as a woman of colour."

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