Goethals

[ goh-thuh lz ]

/ ˈgoʊ θəlz /

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noun

George Washington,1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.

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Examples from the Web for goethals

When Colonel Goethals went to the Isthmus he promised that every man with a grievance should have a hearing.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin
Colonel Goethals cared as little as President Roosevelt for the opinion that the task was impossible.
Modern Americans|Chester Sanford
They had expected to make Colonel Goethals do what they wanted.
Modern Americans|Chester Sanford
The world's greatest engineer, Colonel Goethals, will also be at leisure.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado|Logan Marshall

Never once while he was in Panama did Colonel Goethals appear in uniform.
Modern Americans|Chester Sanford