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Balbo

American  
[bahl-baw] / ˈbɑl bɔ /

noun

  1. Italo 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.


Balbo British  
/ ˈbalbo /

noun

  1. Italo (ˈitalo). 1896–1940, Italian Fascist politician and airman: minister of aviation (1929–33)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Perhaps Gerrit Cole wouldn’t have slept on covering first base in that same fateful fifth inning if he’d been able to mull his options by scratching an Italo Balbo beard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

Horner has spent time extolling the virtues of head of aerodynamics Enrico Balbo, lead performance engineer Ben Waterhouse and chief designer Craig Skinner.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2024

In arguing for leniency for Greg McMichael, Balbo noted his client served three decades in law enforcement and “never received any complaints in his personnel file for racism, harassment, or police brutality.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

Balbo, and the Justice Department filed notice with the court stating that his plea agreement had been withdrawn, and announced that the two sides were ready to go to trial.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

Experience convinced Paul that the tales of vast treasure in the Indies were more fabled than real; still, strange to say, old Balbo firmly believed in them.

From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Paul Boyton

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