Prescott

[pres-kuht, -kot]

noun

1. Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.

2. William, 1726–95, American Revolutionary military leader.

3. William Hickling 1796–1859, U.S. historian (grandson of William Prescott).

4. a city in central Arizona.

Prescott

/ ˈprɛskət /

noun

1. John Leslie. Baron. born 1938, British politician: deputy leader of the Labour Party (1994–2007); deputy prime minister (1997–2007); secretary of state for the environment, transport, and the regions (1997–2001); minister for local government and the regions (2002–07)

2. William Hickling (ˈhɪklɪŋ). 1796–1859, US historian, noted for his work on the history of Spain and her colonies

Example Sentences

The author says Prescott was in a "class of his own when it came to discomfiting Charles".

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Prescott was no longer responsible for transport schemes and his successor, Alistair Darling, pulled the plug, telling Leeds that it would only get funding if it came back with a "bus-based alternative".

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The son of John Prescott is running the London Marathon to raise money for dementia research in memory of his father.

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Lord Prescott's coffin was carried into the minster as former Downing Street director of communications Alastair Campbell played the Welsh national anthem on the bagpipes.

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His letter was copied to other senior ministers, and the then-deputy prime minister John Prescott supported Straw.

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