Brunel

[ broo-nel ]

/ bruˈnɛl /

noun

Is·am·bard Kingdom

[iz-uh m-bahrd] /ˈɪz əmˌbɑrd/, 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.

his fatherSir Marc Isambard,1769–1849, English civil engineer, born in France: chief engineer of New York City 1793–99.

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Examples from the Web for brunel

Brunel received $1 million from the billionaire around the time he started the agency.
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She was designed by the English engineer Brunel, and was intended for the Australian trade.
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The late Mr. Brunel, who was fond of pushing size to extremes, tried how wide a span he could arch over with brickwork.
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Shortly after the commencement of the launch, Mr. Brunel had the experimental cradle and ways re-erected.
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The services rendered to them by Mr. Brunel at this period were fully acknowledged at the next meeting of the shareholders.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel
They expressed their unqualified approbation of the line chosen by Mr. Brunel, and of the estimates he had prepared.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel

British Dictionary definitions for brunel

Brunel

/ (bruːˈnɛl) /

noun

Isambard Kingdom (ˈɪzəmˌbɑːd). 1806–59, English engineer: designer of the Clifton Suspension Bridge (1828), many railway lines, tunnels, bridges, etc, and the steamships Great Western (1838), Great Britain (1845), and Great Eastern (1858)

his father, Sir Marc Isambard . 1769–1849, French engineer in England

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