Wingate

/ (ˈwɪnˌɡeɪt) /


noun
  1. Orde (Charles) (ɔːd). 1903–44, British soldier. During World War II he organized the Chindits in Burma (Myanmar) to disrupt Japanese communications. He died in an air crash

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How to use Wingate in a sentence

  • Lady Wingate and he with the utmost hospitality insisted on my moving out to the residency to wait for my sailing.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • So it was settled that Mr. Wingate should be subjected to the "pumping" process when Asaph visited him.

    Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Mr. Wingate, who gives an account of the event, says that the Jews testified to Adolph's being born again from on high.

    Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ | Rev. A. Bernstein, B.D.
  • Sir Robert Wingate wanted to know all about you, I must have talked to him for more than twenty minutes on the telephone.

  • The boys had heard of what he had done, of his reward and the letter he had received from Sir Robert Wingate.