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

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

On September 17, the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office released a statement that Kruglov appeared to have been killed by a “single stab wound” to the neck.

From Salon

He “sang with Enrico Caruso and accompanied General Pershing on a four-day drinking spree.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Beagle and Barker said they frittered away two hours at Pershing Square a few blocks away until around 4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times