Burnside

American  

[burn-sahyd] / ˈbɜrnˌsaɪd /

noun

1. Ambrose Everett, 1824–81, Union general in the American Civil War.

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Example Sentences

Gen. Ambrose Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac, “but if the couchant lion postpones his spring too long, people will begin wondering whether he is not a stuffed specimen after all.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Then, when I was talking to a friend, he reminded me that I knew this place — the Pico Burnside Baths, which was an old Russian Jewish bathhouse.

From Los Angeles Times

“People are scared,” says Melissa Kono, the elected town clerk in Burnside, Wisconsin.

From BBC

They packed rock clubs along Burnside, making the city a breeding ground for talented, ambitious bands.

From Seattle Times

In April, a formerly unhoused man participating in the mission’s long-term shelter program was sorting through piles of donations at the mission’s Burnside Shelter.

From Los Angeles Times