Rochambeau

American  

[raw-shahn-boh] / rɔ ʃɑ̃ˈboʊ /

noun

1. Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur Count de, 1725–1807, French general: marshal of France 1791–1807; commander of the French army in the American Revolution.

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Usage

what else does Rochambeau mean? One, two, three, shoot!Rochambeau is an alternate name for the folk game rock-paper-scissors.It is also the title of Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau (1725–1807), the commander of French forces in North America during the American Revolution.How is Rochambeau pronounced?[ roh-sham-boh ]What are other forms of Rochambeau?RoshamboWhat are some other words related to Rochambeau?

• Rock-paper-scissors
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton 

Example Sentences

The Library of Congress does note that a French military officer, the comte de Rochambeau, threw a ball celebrating Washington’s 50th birthday in 1782.

From Seattle Times

Rochambeau is another Uptown bar expected to open next month.

From Seattle Times

Rochambeau is another bar rushing to open near the hockey arena.

From Seattle Times

When the troops passed through White Plains, N.Y., the aide-de-camp to the French general Rochambeau wrote in his journal that he “had a chance to see the American army, man for man.”

From Washington Post

I would go and play pickup soccer at my old high school, Rochambeau, the French International School in Bethesda.

From Washington Post