Jellicoe

American

[jel-i-koh] / ˈdʒɛl ɪˌkoʊ /

noun

John Rushworth 1st Earl, 1859–1935, British admiral.

Jellicoe British

/ 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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They made off towards Alexander Park Avenue before turning left onto Jellicoe Avenue.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024

White’s last HBO series was Enlightened, a cult favorite starring Laura Dern as abrasive dreamer Amy Jellicoe, and he’s adept at observing his protagonists with a kind of sympathetic objectivity, their flaws and strengths backlit.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2021

Those seeking shelter were assigned to a specific section of Clapham South, each of which was named after a famous British admiral, including Collingwood, Drake and Jellicoe.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2018

These are questions that Beatriz — like Amy Jellicoe, the self-help poster girl played by Laura Dern on “Enlightened” — takes incredibly seriously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2017

We were standing at the corner of Jellicoe Avenue and Oxford Road, right in the heart of Johannesburg’s wealthy, white suburbia, and there were no minibuses.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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