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Outram

British  
/ ˈuːtrəm /

noun

  1. Sir James. 1803–63, British soldier and administrator in India; he participated in the relief of Lucknow (1857) during the Indian Mutiny

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard Hollis had been travelling home from bingo when two police officers in an unmarked vehicle spotted the defendant travelling at high speed along Outram Street in Sutton-in-Ashfield.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2022

Medical director Nick Jenkins and chief operating officer Helen Beck have both been heavily criticised in the Outram report.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2021

The results again excluded Mr. Outram, and the new DNA profile appeared to match another person in the database.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2014

Assembled from Travis's extensive recorded output over 18 years, this double album also features some cracking guitarists in Mark Wood, Mike Outram and John Etheridge.

From The Guardian Feb. 3, 2011

On the 8th General Outram was firmly established on the north bank of the Goomtee, with a siege-train of twenty-two heavy guns, with which he completely turned and enfiladed the enemy's strong position.

From Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude by William Forbes-Mitchell

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