godown
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of godown
1580–90; < Malay godong, perhaps < Telugu giḍ ( ḍ ) angi, Tamil kiṭanku, akin to kiṭa- to lie
Example Sentences
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Plaintiffs Eric Inselberg, Michael Jakab and Sean Godown alleged that in 2010, Manning sent an email asking a Giants equipment manager for two helmets that “can pass as game-used.”
From Reuters • May 15, 2018
Mr. Godown declined the request but this week began a refresher course for officers on search-and-seizure laws and procedures.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2011
Jeff Godown, interim chief of the San Francisco Police Department, agreed with Mr. Little in principle.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2011
He called illegal entries a longstanding and systematic problem and urged Mr. Godown last week to adopt a policy discouraging use of the keys.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2011
Every cup, every plate, is an individual art treasure, from the Godown in which the host's artistic treasures are kept in a seclusion that his most intimate friends have never penetrated.
From Impressions of a War Correspondent by Lynch, George
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