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Hadfield

American  
[had-feeld] / ˈhædˌfild /

noun

  1. Sir Robert Abbott, 1858–1940, English metallurgist and industrialist.


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Hadfield said a specialist firefighting helicopter had been secured to help crews fight the blaze but could not be deployed due to the poor weather conditions.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Greater Manchester Police Inspector Chris Hadfield said: "This additional funding strengthens our commitment to Project Servator and will allow us the opportunity to expand the work we do in disrupting criminal activity."

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Mr Hadfield explains: "Your game is to find five free minutes. I would float to the window to watch something go by. Or write music, take photographs or write something for my children."

From BBC Sep. 14, 2024

This year’s winners also include Deirdre Madden for fiction, Christina Sharpe and Hanif Abdurraqib for nonfiction, Christopher Chen and Sonya Kelly for drama, and M. NourbeSe Philip and Jen Hadfield for poetry.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2024

The cast-steel armour made by Hadfield has already been alluded to.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

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