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Cockerell

British  
/ ˈkɒkərəl /

noun

  1. Sir Christopher Sydney. 1910–99, British engineer, who invented the hovercraft

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among the key figures in her story are that sociable littérateur Sydney Cockerell and the high-rolling book dealers A.S.W.

From Washington Post Apr. 10, 2019

Michael Cockerell agrees that some of the old-fashioned methods still work.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2015

As Simon Cockerell, general manager for Beijing-based Koryo Tours, the company that arranged my trip, told the Associated Press: “I think a lot of the attraction is the ‘Pyongyang’ part rather than the ‘marathon’ part.”

From Slate Apr. 18, 2014

“Some advertising exists, but it’s not the overwhelming sensory experience that you have anywhere else,” says Cockerell.

From Time Aug. 20, 2013

The man he ushered in had his head hunched between his shoulders and looked neither right nor left as he followed Cockerell.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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