Patton

American  

[pat-n] / ˈpæt n /

noun

1. Charley Charlie Patton, 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.

2. George Smith, 1885–1945, U.S. general.

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Patton British  

/ ˈpætən /

noun

1. George Smith. 1885–1945, US general, who successfully developed tank warfare as an extension of cavalry tactics in World War II: captured Palermo, Sicily (1942) and much of France (1944)

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Example Sentences

Grainier was an orphan who was sent to Idaho “at the age of six, or possibly seven,” as Mr. Patton tells us.

From The Wall Street Journal

Matthew Patton’s sound mix, heard on tape, has the air of unstable radio frequencies where spoken words and musical elements intertwine as the dancers act out—first raucously as if free from their leader’s watchful eye, and then obediently as if regimented according to his strictures.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I feel like I have a bit of secret knowledge," said Ashley Patton, an engineering geologist.

From BBC

On an unassuming street in Cardiff, Ms Patton is lifting what looks like an ordinary drain cover in the road.

From BBC

"We think that we are one of the largest geo-observatories of its kind in the world," Ms Patton added.

From BBC