L'Enfant

[lahn-fahn]

noun

1. Pierre Charles 1754–1825, U.S. engineer, architect, and soldier; born in France: designer of Washington, D.C.

Example Sentences

A team of leading architects revived Pierre L'Enfant's original 1791 master plan for the city.

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The employees displaced by this fall's mold outbreak are in rented space near L'Enfant Plaza, and it's uncertain whether they will return.

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So as east-west O Street and north-south First Street reached the terminus of Boundary Street, in accordance with L'Enfant’s plan, an orphaned triangle of land was born.

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The cable fire was disturbingly similar to the one in January 2015 that led to the death of a rider and injuries to scores of others aboard a Yellow Line train near L'Enfant Plaza.

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The Hyatt Place hotel's rooftop bar has become an attraction near L'Enfant Plaza, thanks to its sweeping views, good cocktails and happy hour tap takeovers with RAR, DC Brau and other local breweries.

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