de Gaulle

American  

[duh gohl, gawl] / də ˈgoʊl, ˈgɔl /

noun

1. Charles André Joseph Marie 1890–1970, French general and statesman: president 1959–69.

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de Gaulle British  

/ də ɡol /

noun

1. Charles ( André Joseph Marie ) (ʃarl). 1890–1970, French general and statesman. During World War II, he refused to accept Pétain's armistice with Germany and founded the Free French movement in England (1940). He was head of the provisional governments (1944–46) and, as first president of the Fifth Republic (1959–69), he restored political and economic stability to France

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Example Sentences

In Paris, more than 100 flights were cancelled at Charles de Gaulle airport and 40 more at Orly.

From BBC

More than 100 flights were cancelled on Wednesday at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and 40 more at the French capital's other main hub, Orly.

From Barron's

In France's capital, authorities said Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport would see 40% of its flights cancelled for several hours on Wednesday morning, so that staff could clear snow from the runways.

From BBC

At France's major Paris airports of Charles de Gaulle and Orly, heavy snowfall forced airlines to reduce their flights by 15 percent.

From Barron's

In her prime, Bardot was considered a national treasure in France, received by President Charles de Gaulle at the Élysée Palace and analyzed exhaustively by existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.

From Los Angeles Times