Rodney

[ rod-nee ]

noun
  1. George Brydg·es [brij-iz], /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/, Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.

  2. a male given name: an Old English family name, taken from a placename.

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Rodney

/ (ˈrɒdnɪ) /


noun
  1. George Brydges, 1st Baron Rodney. 1719–92, English admiral: captured Martinique (1762): defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent (1780) and the French under Admiral de Grasse off Dominica (1782), restoring British superiority in the Caribbean

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