Jellicoe

[jel-i-koh]

noun

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

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But young Jellicoe was not the least afraid of the man in blue.
Admiral Jellicoe
Arthur Applin
For quite a long time Jellicoe kept up the illusion that he had been “in action.”
Admiral Jellicoe
Arthur Applin
It was Jellicoe who helped to place it in the enviable position it now holds.
Admiral Jellicoe
Arthur Applin
Very probably, but for young West, Jellicoe would have gone under.
Admiral Jellicoe
Arthur Applin
What Jellicoe must have suffered then no one will ever know.
Admiral Jellicoe
Arthur Applin

British Dictionary definitions for jellicoe

Jellicoe

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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Examples from the Web for jellicoe

Historical Examples

But young Jellicoe was not the least afraid of the man in blue.

For quite a long time Jellicoe kept up the illusion that he had been “in action.”

It was Jellicoe who helped to place it in the enviable position it now holds.

Very probably, but for young West, Jellicoe would have gone under.

What Jellicoe must have suffered then no one will ever know.

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