Strauss

American  

[strous, shtrous] / straʊs, ʃtraʊs /

noun

1. David Friedrich 1808–74, German theologian, philosopher, and author.

2. Johann 1804–49, Austrian orchestra conductor and composer.

3. his son Johann The Waltz King, 1825–99, Austrian orchestra conductor and composer.

4. Levi, 1829?–1902, U.S. pants manufacturer: developed Levis.

5. Richard 1864–1949, German orchestra conductor and composer.

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Strauss British  

/ ʃtraus, straʊs /

noun

1. David Friedrich (ˈdaːfɪt ˈfriːdrɪç). 1808–74, German Protestant theologian: in his Life of Jesus (1835–36) he treated the supernatural elements of the story as myth

2. Johann (joˈhan). 1804–49, Austrian composer, noted for his waltzes

3. his son, Johann, called the Waltz King. 1825–99, Austrian composer, whose works include The Blue Danube Waltz (1867) and the operetta Die Fledermaus (1874)

4. Richard (ˈrɪçart). 1864–1949, German composer, noted esp for his symphonic poems, including Don Juan (1889) and Till Eulenspiegel (1895), his operas, such as Elektra (1909) and Der Rosenkavalier (1911), and his Four Last Songs (1948)

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Example Sentences

Queen itself is earning generations of new fans by touring with Adam Lambert — and new, young bands such as the Struts, Lemon Twigs, Palaye Royale, and Starcrawler are carrying on the glittery torch.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2018

Equifax was vulnerable because of a critical flaw in the Apache Struts web server software.

From The Verge • Sep. 19, 2017

The flaw, which gave hackers an easy way to take control of sensitive sites, had been fixed on 6 March and patches were made available to every organisation that used Struts.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2017

Last night, the service said the core of the compromise was a vulnerability in Apache’s open-source Struts software.

From The Verge • Sep. 14, 2017

Struts and diagonal rods ran between the two wheels to stiffen the assembly and give it the strength of a railroad bridge.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson