Baltimore

¹

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]

noun

1. David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.

2. Lord. Sir George Calvert.

3. a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.

Baltimore

²

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]

noun

1. a black nymphalid butterfly, Melitaea phaeton, characterized by orange-red, yellow, and white markings, common in those areas of the northeastern U.S. where turtlehead, the food plant of its larvae, is found.

Baltimore

¹

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)

Baltimore

²

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase

2. Lord . See Calvert

Baltimore

1. American microbiologist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which is capable of passing information from RNA to DNA. Prior to this discovery, it was assumed that information could flow only from DNA to RNA. He won a 1975 Nobel Prize for his research into the connection between viruses and cancer.

Baltimore

1. Largest city in Maryland.

Named after Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony of Maryland. The city is a major industrial center and port.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baltimore¹

Baltimore oriole

Example Sentences

The Dodgers have gone 24-6, including the playoffs, since blowing a no-hitter in Baltimore.

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The Dodgers have gone 24-6, including the playoffs, since blowing a no-hitter in Baltimore.

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When Roberts called for his pregame clubhouse meeting that day in Baltimore, it was only the latest in a string of speeches he’d delivered to different groups of players on the team in prior weeks.

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He played part of the 2017 season in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system, then spent several more years playing baseball in Mexico and Venezuela before retiring in 2021.

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They remained in Baltimore last week and practiced at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before departing for London on Friday.

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