Pershing

American  

[pur-shing, -zhing] / ˈpɜr ʃɪŋ, -ʒɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph Blackjack, 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

2. Military.

   1. a 46-ton (42-metric ton) U.S. heavy tank of 1944–52, with a five-man crew and a 90 mm gun.

   2. a two-stage surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

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Pershing ¹ British  

/ ˈpɜːʃɪŋ /

noun

1. John Joseph, nickname Black Jack. 1860–1948, US general. He was commander in chief of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe (1917–19)

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Pershing ² British  

noun

1. a US ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear or conventional warhead

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Example Sentences

“Some of the highest quality businesses in the world are trading at extremely cheap prices,” said the CEO of Pershing Square.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Ackman recently filed to take public his hedge fund, Pershing Square, in tandem with a new investment fund.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The hedge-fund manager has envisioned real-estate firm Howard Hughes as a modern-day Berkshire, with Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management taking a nearly 50% stake in the would-be conglomerate last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Bill Ackman is launching a U.S. closed-end fund, Pershing Square USA, offering bonus shares of his management company, Pershing Square Inc.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

They went with a soldier named General Pershing.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson