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

Rochambeau is another Uptown bar expected to open next month.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2022

In the meantime, Washington’s 2,500 troops in New York were joined by a French army of 4,000 men under the Count de Rochambeau.

From Fox News • Oct. 19, 2018

With a French force under General Rochambeau, the allies sealed the neck of the York Peninsula in September 1781 and began bombarding the British camp.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

And for the show, he is dressed in gray trousers, a charcoal pullover and a Rochambeau silky bomber jacket in sea-foam green.

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2016

Ms. Rochambeau nods and moves on to the table of eighth grade boys who are all standing up and yelling at each other.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden