Jellicoe

[ jel-i-koh ]

/ ˈdʒɛl ɪˌkoʊ /

noun

John Rush·worth

[ruhsh-wurth] /ˈrʌʃ wɜrθ/, 1st Earl,1859–1935, British admiral.

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Examples from the Web for jellicoe

Now these raids by the Red Fleet under Jellicoe were not just ordinary manœuvres.
Admiral Jellicoe|Arthur Applin
"The merchantmen themselves are the chief obstacle to the convoy," said Admiral Jellicoe.
The Victory At Sea|William Sowden Sims
"I'll ask you to cut it as short as you can, Mr. Jellicoe," said Badger.
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman
After the usual greetings, Admiral Jellicoe took a paper out of his drawer and handed it to me.
The Victory At Sea|William Sowden Sims

The fifth battle squadron then took position astern of Admiral Jellicoe's main body.
Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jellicoe

Jellicoe

/ (ˈdʒɛlɪˌkəʊ) /

noun

John Rushworth, 1st Earl Jellicoe. 1859–1935, British admiral, who commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland (1916), which incapacitated the German fleet for the rest of World War I

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