Dowding

British

/ ˈdaʊdɪŋ /

noun

Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere, nicknamed Stuffy. 1882–1970, British air chief marshal. As commander in chief of Fighter Command (1936–40), he contributed greatly to the British victory in the Battle of Britain (1940)

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The tiny particles they used were made of alumina, or sapphire, and are "very hard," Dowding says.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

The effect increases with increased impact speed and temperature, Dowding says, so that "the faster you go, the less the dislocations are able to respond."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

It isn’t the only subject on which Dowding, a longtime market gardener in Somerset, in South West England, and a no-dig practitioner for 40 years, departs from conventional wisdom.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Dowding takes a distinctive approach with potatoes, too, ignoring the conventional advice to plant in trenches and then gradually hill the plants as they grow.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023

An ex-Air Chief Marshal in the RAF, Lord Dowding, went to bat for the UFO's.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.

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