Brunel

[broo-nel]

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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Contemporary Examples of brunel

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July 20, 2010

Historical Examples of brunel

She informed me that she had left the boards, and was kept by the Marquis the Brunel.
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Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Possibly, he might have been a sort of incubating Watt or Brunel, who knows?
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John 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.
The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson
Samuel Smiles
On one occasion, Mr. Brunel, the architect, had a narrow escape.
Saunterings in and about London
Max Schlesinger

British Dictionary definitions for brunel

Brunel

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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