Pershing

American  

[pur-shing, -zhing] / ˈpɜr ʃɪŋ, -ʒɪŋ /

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.

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Pershing ¹ British  

/ ˈpɜːʃɪŋ /

noun

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

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Pershing ² British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Universal’s first-quarter figures came weeks after its board started reviewing a takeover proposal from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital that valued the company at more than $60 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The shares of Pershing Square USA finished at $4o.90, down 18% from the IPO price of $50.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The firm offered one free share of common stock in Pershing Square Inc. for every five shares of the closed-end fund Pershing Square USA that investors bought during the IPO.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

A buyer of five shares of the fund is now down $45 on an initial investment of $250, and has a share of Pershing Square Inc worth $24.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

They went with a soldier named General Pershing.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson