Brunel

[broo-nel]

noun

1. Isambard Kingdom 1806–59, English civil engineer and naval architect.

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

Brunel

/ bruːˈnɛl /

noun

1. 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)

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

Example Sentences

Dr Daniel Bailey, a sedentary behaviour and health expert from Brunel University London, says the study challenges the "myth" that 10,000 steps a day is necessary.

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He added that the council was "committed to a greener future, and this is central to the decisions made by the Brunel Pension Partnership of which we are a member".

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He said Brunel's "target is for the investments it manages on behalf of its clients to be net zero by 2050 at the latest".

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According to a paper published last year by criminologists from the universities of Sheffield and Brunel, the UK's private security industry grew substantially between 2008 and 2021, with an increase in revenue and in the number of licensed security guards.

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The study's co-author, Dr Matteo Pazzona, a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Brunel University, describes a shift in policing from the "public to the private" realm.

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