Brunel
[broo-nel]
- 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
Contemporary Examples
Brunel received $1 million from the billionaire around the time he started the agency.
Historical Examples
She informed me that she had left the boards, and was kept by the Marquis the Brunel.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
Possibly, he might have been a sort of incubating Watt or Brunel, who knows?
Tom Finch's MonkeyJohn C. Hutcheson
There is a story told of some one asking Brunel how long it would last.
The Cornish Coast (South)Charles G. Harper
"But they try to take advantage of me at all points," rejoined Brunel.
On one occasion, Mr. Brunel, the architect, had a narrow escape.
Saunterings in and about LondonMax Schlesinger
Brunel
- 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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