Fawkes

American  

[fawks] / fɔks /

noun

1. Guy, 1570–1606, English conspirator and leader in the Gunpowder plot of 1605: Guy Fawkes Day is observed on November 5 by the building of effigies and bonfires.

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Fawkes British  

/ fɔːks /

noun

1. Guy . 1570–1606, English conspirator, executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament (1605). Effigies of him (guys) are burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes Day (Nov 5)

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Fawkes

"Very quickly in the morning, as temperatures have risen inland as the sun heats the ground, a sea breeze has formed with winds coming from the sea into Durban," said BBC weather presenter Chris Fawkes.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Being indoors as much as possible was not the plan when Chicago attorney Thomas Fawkes, 49, arrived on holiday in Madrid with his wife and son.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The sky pulsed red with the glow of a distant Guy Fawkes Night bonfire, and a cold, wet fog sat heavily on the town of Inverness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

The second image is a closer-up angle, showing a person wearing a crash helmet and holding a bottle with a lit sparkler, sitting on the shoulders of another person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask.

From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026

“You must have shown me real loyalty down in the Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

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