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

Pershing Square views Meta’s advertising model as high quality, enabling precise ad targeting through consumer insights.

From Barron's

Meta shares are down about 13% over the past six months, a decline that Pershing Square attributes to investor concerns about the sums the company is spending on AI initiatives.

From The Wall Street Journal

A later demonstration in Pershing Square drew hundreds out in the rain to protest the U.S intervention.

From Los Angeles Times

Bill Ackman is looking to take public his hedge-fund firm, Pershing Square, and a new investment fund simultaneously, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 1916-17, Gen. John J. Pershing’ headed the ill-fated “Punitive Expedition,” meant to track down Gen. Francisco “Pancho” Villa, the Mexican revolutionary whose forces had raided the U.S. town of Columbus, New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times