Goodyear
[goo d-yeer]
- Charles,1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.
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Contemporary Examples
Goodyear writes learnedly of the role magazines played in capturing those who became cool.
That French President François Hollande is from the Socialist Party helps the Goodyear strikers not at all.
Goodyear has blond bangs, a lean face, and a long, downturned mouth.
Equal Rights: Ledbetter v. Goodyear, which made it harder for (female) employees to sue employers on equal-pay grounds.
Shot frequently from the air, sitting alone in stadium parking lots, the Dome resembles a Goodyear service center on a slow day.
Historical Examples
This failure was the last straw, as far as Goodyear's friends were concerned.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
This was an accident which only Goodyear could have interpreted.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
I ask again, if there is anybody else than Goodyear who made this invention, who is he?
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
But he expressly acknowledges Goodyear to be the first inventor.
The Age of InventionHolland Thompson
The Goodyear driver turned with the familiarity of a country henchman.
The ReadjustmentWill Irwin
Goodyear
- Charles. 1800–60, US inventor of vulcanized rubber
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