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Cranwell

British  
/ ˈkrænwəl /

noun

  1. a village in E England, in Lincolnshire: Royal Air Force College (1920)

"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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He looked back into the footwell to try and find it, Mr Cranwell Brown said, before returning his attention to the road.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2021

“Jennifer would make an exceptionally good lieutenant governor,” said C. Richard Cranwell, a former state Democratic chairman and legislator, when asked about the senator.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2019

But he still worked his way up through the Royal Air Force to become the most senior black officer in the British armed forces, and head of the RAF's Cranwell officer training base.

From BBC • May 25, 2016

Their names echo across the map: Carnforth, Cranmere, Cranwell, Cranborne, and, from the Nordic, Tranmere.

From Newsweek • Mar. 12, 2015

Then the race began, and well for them was it that their horses were good and fresh, since before ever they came in sight of Cranwell Towers the pursuers were not ninety yards behind.

From The Lady of Blossholme by Haggard, Henry Rider

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