Wrens
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wrens
Pronounced form of the initial letters, with placement of vowel suggested by wren
Example Sentences
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By the time of the Normandy landings, Lamb had been doing her part to defeat the Nazis for almost five years as member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, known as the Wrens.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
That gave her skills the military needed as Britain prepared for D-Day, and the Wrens snapped her up even though she wasn’t yet 18, the normal age of enlistment.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
He said one of the stories that his mother told was she and the other Navy Wrens would sometimes go out from Bletchley Park into Northampton to go shopping.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
Back in the UK, Christian joined the Women's Royal Naval Service, known as the Wrens, and was posted to Belfast.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2022
Find out all you can about these Wrens.
From Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 1, No. 4 April, 1897 by Various
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